Team Carry On To Mongolia

John Keogh
Of Carry On To Mongolia
On the The Mongol Rally 2011
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Ovorkhangai, Mongolia

since leaving Bayankhongor we broke the complete exhaust system off, which is now strapped to the roof. Broke the fuel pump assembly again which brought us to an immediate stop, only to then find we were lost so had to camp there. This morning we finally fixed the fuel pump after 2 attempts and had to drain the tank which was still full of water. Eventually found the right track (we were very lost!) and the car is now running well, though noisey. We're dedicating this leg of the rally to Ian Morris whose donation of parts to help fix our car has kept us in the rally. Until next time... John

John Keogh
Of Carry On To Mongolia
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Bayankhongor, Mongolia

the road from Khovd was bad, dusty and full of surprises. Took an old Mongolian lady to hospital in Altai after she was in a car crash (not with us), had 3 more punctures and got stuck crossing a river and had to be towed out by a local with a tractor. Car still running but not well as fuel now full of water! Once we fix that problem we will continue eastward. Until next time... John

John Keogh
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Khovd, Mongolia

10km from Olgii our newly fixed rally car broke down again. Same problem as yesterday (broken fuel pump housing) but this time we fixed it ourselves with some wire and a large slice of luck. It at least got us going again until we finally limped into Khovd late, spending the nignt in a ger (traditional round tent). Re-built the pump housing and now back on the road heading east. Until next time... John

John Keogh
Of Carry On To Mongolia
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, Mongolia

after an 8 hour wait and bad mannered officials we finally left Russia. We were met at the Mongolia border by a guard that smiled and said "hello, welcome to Mongolia". I was speechless! Got through ok but all rally cars are held in a compound overnight....along with us. With 12 other teams we had a Compound Party, and we were eventually released into Mongolia late morning. On the road now though we're currently stopped because the car has just decided to stop. Sean, with the help of other rally teams is trying to fix it. Watch this space! Until next time... John

John Keogh
Of Carry On To Mongolia
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Barnaul, Russia

after leaving Semey we drove straight to the border. Apart from being asked by a Kazakh customs official for my wrist watch as a 'gift for Kazakhstan' (he didn't get it) the crossing was hassle free taking only 45 minutes. Lucky? Or has some of that Italian charm rubbed off onto us? Either way we're through and on our way to Barnaul. If everything goes well we should be at the Mongolian border tomorrow. Until next time... John@

John Keogh
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, Kyrgyzstan

with Tajikistan behind me i can claim to have survived the Pamir Hwy, it's a pity the cars exhaust can't! It now sounds like a proper rally car. Once we left Tajikistan the roads improved so we've made good distance in the last 2 days. Now in Bishkek, crossing into Kazakhstan later today. Until next time.... John@

John Keogh
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, Tajikistan

after leaving Samarkand we entered Tajikistan a few days ago and met the worst roads on the rally so far. Drove the 3372m high Anzob Pass, made it through the Tunnel of Death, and now following the Pyanj river on the Afghanistan border. Last nigt in Kala-i-Khum. Will follow the border until Khorog then through the Pamirs. Until next time...

John Keogh

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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Team Carry On To Mongolia consists of 3 friends from Newcastle, Australia; John, Matt and Sean.&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">What made a family man want to&nbsp;drive from the UK to Mongolia?&nbsp;There's no single answer to that but it's more a question of what <em>drove</em>&nbsp;me to join the Mongol Rally, and the answer is <em>work, </em>or a particularly frustrating day at work (I'm sure we all have them)&nbsp;when&nbsp;the thought of being stuck in the middle of Kazakhstan, part way through a 16,000km journey in an&nbsp;under powered car&nbsp;with only ingenuity, duct tape and big hammer to fix things seemed more appealing. So with little thought or consideration for what lay ahead I signed up, and team <em>Carry On To Mongolia</em> was born.</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">Matt and Sean didn't take much convincing either, though&nbsp;I didn't actually tell them all the relevant details, only that we were going for a drive and it was going to be an <em>Adventure.</em> They now know the full story and have said if anything goes wrong then it's all my fault<em>. What could possibly go wrong?</em></font></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Trying to organise a car in the Mongol Rally is difficult at the best of times, but even more so if the start line is on the other side of the world from where you currently live. This is where&nbsp;I called on the help of&nbsp;my ever supportive sister Sarah, who being resident in the UK was&nbsp;given the position of UK Team Manager. </font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">What follows is our <em>blog</em> detailing the events leading up to the rally, 'on the road' blogs about the thrills and spills&nbsp;we may have, and if we do actually make it to the finish line in Mongolia&nbsp;then a final blog&nbsp;from 3 very happy, tired and relieved rallyers.</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Tally Ho</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">John</font></p>