Andalusia, Spain

so had an epic ride over the andes unbeleivable terrain, scenerey if not very slow going now long haul into the jungle boy tough going had 3 mechanicals yesterday and shot at by some guy on a border, guess i should have stopped all cool though onward and forward....

Julian Peppit
Of Big Nose and Moustacio\'s big adventure
On the Mototaxi Junket Summer 2011 12:37 UTC 5th September 2011

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morropon, peru

so yesterday not the most sucessful day in distance terms, hope to push onto huancabamba today to visit the local witches

Julian Peppit
Of Big Nose and Moustacio\'s big adventure
On the Mototaxi Junket Summer 2011 14:26 UTC 3rd September 2011

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piura, peru

so having missed 2 flights and lost my luggage getting here it seemed like the challange had already begun, but all cool now they found the luggage and with 1 day left to go it turned up phew, so now to the real adventure....bike prepared spare parts found i think were ready to go @

Julian Peppit
Of How the Buff did we get here?
On the The Mongol Rally 2008 14:36 UTC 15th August 2008

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so our car is bent in half we only have second gear we need to be jump started to make her go she bottoms out on every bump we broke down 100km from UB and really thouht that was it but you know what we made it yihaa oh yeah baby were in ulanbatoor

Julian Peppit
Of How the Buff did we get here?
On the The Mongol Rally 2008 08:30 UTC 15th August 2008

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part 3 so with our engine running and 2nd gear working we found a spot and unloaded her to continue the remaining 400km in 2nd gear at 60km hour that was yesterday now and after a most amazing nightspent with a Mongolian family in their yert were now only 100km away from ub oh m word I think were going to make it

Julian Peppit
Of How the Buff did we get here?
On the The Mongol Rally 2008 07:29 UTC 15th August 2008

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part 3 so with our engine running and 2nd gear working we found a spot and unloaded her to continue the remaining 400km in 2nd gear at 60km h ** some text is missing **

Julian Peppit
Of How the Buff did we get here?
On the The Mongol Rally 2008 07:23 UTC 15th August 2008

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part 2 so on tinkering around I seemed to manage to get Vera into 2nd gear oh my word if only so when the truck we were on pulled up for lunch today we thought this was our chance just at that moment a fellow rallier pulled up we flagged them down pulled out the jump leads and prayed for the best but alas no she would not start so I checked for a spark but no I changed all the fuses but no so on a low again we said farwell and thouht that wwa that just then I checked my phone and a signal quick call peter our friendly citreon specialist I thought II expainedge going on and we tried a few things but no then one last thing wire the coil direct to the battery but now we were on the road again damn then our truck got a puncture and we had to stop so we paid a guy to pull up beside us and connect her up whrr whrr whrr it felt like ages then bang she spluttered bang bang wohoppo she coughed into li

Julian Peppit
Of How the Buff did we get here?
On the The Mongol Rally 2008 07:10 UTC 15th August 2008

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part 2 so on tinkering around I seemed to manage to get Vera into 2nd gear oh my word if only so when the truck we were on pulled up for lun ** some text is missing **

Julian Peppit
Of How the Buff did we get here?
On the The Mongol Rally 2008 12:33 UTC 14th August 2008

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oh my word last night was our lowest point yet we really thought it was it we kinda got a little lost and although were still going the right way only thing was it was dark and we had to attempt a river crossing and of coarse Vera stalled right in the middle me and Jim pushing knee deep in water and 4 guys and a rope pulling got us through of coarse with our flat battery she would not start another vehicle made it through and with jump leads in hand we comandered their vehicle cough cough splutter splutter yes few misfires and were off another car offered to show us the way so we went all of 500m and then catastrophie our gears stopped working only reverse so back we went to the river 5 guys all prodded and pokked and we all thouht it was over one guy had a big truck and so with much ado we managed to get her on the back my god what a disheartening journey then this morning on tinkering aroun

Julian Peppit
Of How the Buff did we get here?
On the The Mongol Rally 2008 07:47 UTC 13th August 2008

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well have to say its been quite the task to get here we needed towing over the first mountain pass as it was just too steep for Vera she has then since just about been rattled apart we had to fix 3 punctures yesterday, so glad we bought the tire leavers and took two massive hits on pot holes as well as nearly rolling twice and I swear we took air a couple of times too quite how she is holding together I am not really sure gosh the going is tough and slow but I think we might just make it just stopped to get exhaust mended been living on fumes in the car for the last 2 days and just had the spare wheel beaten back into shape all for now jools n Jim