New update from Facebook
Posted by Colin Baker at 25th August 2012 at 13:31
Bayanhongor, Mongolia
Recieved by SMS at 25th August 2012 at 12:37
25th Aug 8:30pm.
6,723 miles completed (+150).
This is (probably) the penultimate update blog of our Mongol Rally.
We're at the last 'city' before Ulan Bator.
Only 420km of pothole ridden Tarmac separate us from the finishing line.
The car held up to the last sections of unpaved roads and 2 river crossings and the roof topbox is still hanging on.
We're still in convoy with the 2 Ozzie vehicles and have stopped at a Korean restaurant for dinner.
ETA into UB is currently about 1am, fingers crossed nothing else happens to hinder our progress.
#mr #mongolrally@
New update from Facebook
Posted by Colin Baker at 24th August 2012 at 04:01
New update from Facebook
Posted by Colin Baker at 24th August 2012 at 04:01
, Altai Mountains
Recieved by SMS at 24th August 2012 at 03:24
23rd Aug 9:15am.
6,573 miles completed (+300).
Still sunny days, cold nights, every day.
Updates a bit out of sync due to tech issues but this one's live.
Several cars in our convoy needed attention yesterday so we had a late start but last night we decided not to camp and instead drive through the night to try to reach Altai and make up some time.
The roads were horrendous with the last 200 miles driving over what looked like waves on a lake flash frozen, a real bone shaker.
Even with one of our party leaking oil for the whole journey all 4 vehicles have made it to Atlai and two are at the garage being patched up.
Having driven for 19 hours straight we are shattered, having lamb and dumplings for breakfast then as soon as the cars get out of hospital we'll be back on the road.
#mr #mongolrally
Bayan Olgii, Mongolia
Recieved by SMS at 24th August 2012 at 03:13
21st Aug 11:45pm.
6,116 miles completed (+60).
Still sunny days, cold nights, but noticing how dry the air is up here.
We made it over the border, but only just.
It was looking like we were going to have to spend another night at the Mongolian detention centre with no running water and indescribable sanitation but one hour before it closed and they all went home we decided to take action.
Several calls to The Adventurists organisers ensured our vehicle import fees were paid then a lot of buttering up of the officials to convince them to work late for us and we were finally released onto the Mongolian plateau, and it was instantly breathtaking.
The roads were challenging as promised but the sump guard did its job and we only had to go up one section in reverse as our 65hp Polo just couldn't make it in 1st, especially at 2500m.
We made it to Olgii!
#mr #mongolrally
New update from Facebook
Posted by Martin at 22nd August 2012 at 18:01
New update on Facebook Team Page
Posted by Martin at 22nd August 2012 at 17:23
Thank you to all those that have donated and to those who are about to donate
Let's hope the car does not get put down at the vets tomorrow
Less than 1000 miles to go.
Bayan Olgii, Mongolia
Recieved by SMS at 22nd August 2012 at 17:20
22nd August, 20:00, 6,260 miles completed.
Warm and very sunny.
We spent today in a convoy of four cars, everybody had a least a puncture today and at most a brief moment upside down (yes upside down) we felt lucky until our german engine started making noises that sound pretty terminal and rendered us so weak that we could not easily ford the rivers or overtake the mobile ger in front of us on the road, I mean the track, I mean the rubble and sand. Tomorrow we will mainly be in a garage hoping to fix the car.
#mr #mongolrally #mr.
New update on Facebook Team Page
Posted by Martin at 21st August 2012 at 19:09
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