Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
We have made it! Crossed finish line half hour ago and we are now drinking beer and smoking an enormous cigar! Thankyou all for your texts and support! See you all soon!
Ovorkhangai, Mongolia
400k to go now! Ambulance now sporting a deeply dusty interior! Holdìng up well despite the roads we are throwing at her! Crossed a river or two yesterday! Discovered doors arent watertight! Continuing the fruitless search for black gold! No not oil.....tarmac! Me and cheffry are dying for a fry up! Clothes now supporting their own ecosystems!@
Altay, China
second checkpoint reached, roads are tough, van being shacken apart, speedo not working and ambulance full of dust, needs a wash like we do.@
Bayan Olgii, Mongolia
Spent the night beside a lake surrounded by gers and livestock. This morning we stopped at a ger and were invited in for goat yougurt. We met the family including their tiny baby. We left them with some gifts and one of our mascot cuddly toys for the baby. What an amazing experience! 6261 miles covered!
Bayan Olgii, Mongolia
It took us and a few other teams a day at the border, but we are elated to announce that we have made it to Mongolia! Its the most starkly beautiful place we have seen! We will have to let the pictures tell the story when we get back! We now face 5 days of grueling, dusty, car destroying roads to UB, but we dont care! This is the final push! Wish us luck!
Barnaul, Russia
Spent last night camped up in the Altay Mountains in southern Russia, stunning forests covered in mist, and freezing cold rivers. Bear country so we are told! Heading to Mongolian border today, despite a huge oil leak on the ambo. The Sign Up Team helped us out with that one, thanks guys! 5881 miles covered!@
Pavlodar Province, Kazakhstan
visas stamped! Heading to border with renewed gusto!
Astana, Kazakhstan
Been stuck here since Friday trying to get exit visas. Our west country comrades The Sign Up Team are here with us. We have all had a substantial weight lifted from our wallets thanks to red tape and paperwork! Spent the whole sweaty day waiting to get visa and now we are told we wait until tomorrow! Oh and we were thrown out of the immigration office earlier for sitting on the floor!@
Kostanay reg., Kazakhstan
Have formed a convoy with The Sign Up Team from Bristol. Heading through Kaz, and have found tarmac so are happy! Good meal and a few beers then back on the road tomorrow!
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Spent today crossing desert. No road just sand and rock! Covered in dust! Feeling like a proper adventurer now! 3750 miles covered! Heading north tomorrow! Complete wilderness! Loads of camels, goats, and horses!
Gunn Chris
Load Gunn
Robert Legat
Load Robert
<p align="center"><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="6"></font></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><img src="images/gallery09/5079/55497/400x400.jpeg" /> </p><p align="center"><font color="#ff0000" face="Tahoma" size="6">So who are "Cider Me Up Genghis"?</font></p><p align="center"><font color="#ff0000" size="3">The "Cider Me Up Genghis" team consists of two blokes from Somerset, who when given the opportunity to make a difference whilst having one heck of an amazing adventure, went for it without fully understanding the enormity of the task. The ringleader of this team is Chris Gunn, a chef by trade who works at the Pound Inn, Coxley. His partner in crime is Chris Legat a carpenter who also resides in Coxley, (not forgetting the mascot, "Dave" the funky shoulder monkey!). </font></p><p align="center"><font color="#ff0000" size="3">Notice if you will, the distinct lack of qualities that may help in this rally. Such as a mechanic or long distance driver. </font></p><p align="center"><font color="#ff0000" size="3"><strong>What could could possibly go wrong?</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#ff0000" size="3">The headquarters for this crew is, The Pound Inn, Coxley where Terry and Anne O'Connell, the landlord and landlady put up with the rantings, occasional tantrums, and hilarious fundraising ideas. </font></p><p align="center"><font color="#ff0000" size="3">Once signed up and beyond the point of no return, a vehicle had to be decided upon. A vehicle could have been chosen that was easy to drive, with great fuel consumption and off road tyres, but thats not really the spirit of the Mongol Rally. Instead it was decided that a vehicle which would benefit the people of Mongolia more, would be a better option.</font></p><p align="center"><font color="#ff0000" size="3">St Johns Ambulance very kindly donated an ambulance which will take on the role of "trusty steed". With a little tinkering , and a lot of luck the "Ciderdelic Ambiance" will carry these brave lads, the 10,000 or so miles to UlanBataar, Mongolia!</font></p><p align="center"><font size="3"></font></p>