The Herons Go To Mongolia

Just to give you a brief summary of what we are doing without boring you with too many details.

Myself (Andy), Pete and Dave three dyslexic front row Prop`s playing for Wanstead will be driving to Mongolia. The relevance of this is that currently, we come in at a collective 63 Stone (of pure muscle!!!!).

We will be doing the entire 11,367 miles in a stunning 9 year old Vauxhall Agila (Now Called Christina) Club with a massive 1199cc engine.

On 14th July 2012 we will be leaving from The Goodwood `Festival of Slow` and heading to the Europen Launch in Prague on the 16th July 2012. From there it is to mongolia, Via

Czech Rep, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Russia (again), and Mongolia.

In an attempt to take this journey past just being a drinking experience full of debauchery, sleaze and excess we are attempting to raise as much money for charity as possible and experience different cultures (or different beers!)

We have targeted to raise £1 for every mile. However never missing a challenge the most money ever raised by one team is £56,000... so dont be shy!!!

So once we have actually sorted out the charity`s we are supporting (group in-fighting) please don’t be supprised if we ask you for money, in return if I ever figure out how to properly use computers I will send out the link to a web page where you can follow our progress via trackers on this trip.

, Altai Mountains

Recieved by SMS at 3rd August 2012 at 14:18

Car dead, sad day. 20 hour bus ride to sort. Sad sad day. 63 stone, with too much equipment took its toll. Engine still superb though!!

Barnaul, Russia

Recieved by SMS at 29th July 2012 at 19:29

headed for Mongolia tomorrow, hoping all car problems are over now!!!

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Recieved by SMS at 26th July 2012 at 17:09

in Almaty sampling local beers and food, car is sick but I hope major surgery tomorrow goes well.

Atyrau, Kazakhstan

Recieved by SMS at 22nd July 2012 at 08:44

The point where Europe becomes Asia!!!!

Volgograd, Russia

Recieved by SMS at 20th July 2012 at 21:46

first boarder bribe completed today. :-)

Mariupol', Ukraine

Recieved by SMS at 19th July 2012 at 23:32

anyone else doing the southern Russian boarder tomorrow?

Kiev Oblast, Ukraine

Recieved by SMS at 19th July 2012 at 06:39

got to the beach for sunrise, couple of hours kip in tents on the black sea.

Very long drive done...

Posted by Andy at 18th July 2012 at 05:39

Very long drive done yesterday.

From Chzec republic through Poland then into Ukraine.

1st border crossing done `which was fun` then confronted by the longest, straightest road i have ever seen.

267 miles of dead straight road with one rounderbout 133 miles in. In the middle of forest, dead straight, when it rained it very much rained so you could not see, then the steam from the road covered the markings, but that did not matter anyway as people (lorries) came at you on both sides, then the road markings dissapear so there were no sides!!!

Amazing start to a country that promises a lot today.

Off to meet the bus to take us to Chernoybl.

Onwards

p.s. Christina is running like a dream, need to mention it so the luck continues

Kyiv city, Ukraine

Recieved by SMS at 18th July 2012 at 00:33

Made it!!!!

1st proper boarder crossing,...

Recieved by SMS at 17th July 2012 at 14:20

1st proper boarder crossing, sat in Que. 1hr so far!!!!!

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