Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
we limped over the finish line last night after a tough final day drive. Final list of problems with the car: rear brake light and front lights broken; no headgasket; fan broken; wingmirrors both broken; rear axle broken; back suspension broken; hole in fuel tank; hole in fuel line; crack in windscreen; roof rack broken off; radio broken; loose handbreak; heater broken. Delighted/ecstastic/surprised we made it though!
Bayanhongor, Mongolia
after 2 days of rally driving, the 2nd car of our convoy of 3 has broken down after a failed river crossing at night. We have decided to set up camp instead of attempting the crossing. Mo will hopefully swim across in the morning. Only 500km to go.
Khovd, Mongolia
8hr hour drive across rocky "roads", made it to a rally camp where we have a ger to sleep in for the night.
Bayan Olgii, Mongolia
made it into mongolia after a 24hour drive through russia and a 36hour wait at the mongolian border. Heading to olgi now on some difficult dirt tracks.
Bayan Olgii, Mongolia
made it into mongolia after a 24hour drive through russia and a 36hour wait at the mongolian border. Heading to olgi now on some diff ** some text is missing **
Ridder, Kazakhstan
decided to take Dag the Norwegian's advice and take the Russian border closer to Mongolia which was closed. To make matters worse their car broke down and so we're trying to sort it out. Luckily our car is still going so we might have a cramped few days ahead
Oskemen, Kazakhstan
Mo lives! Against all the odds, our car is still going. The mechanic didnt think it would last, we didnt think it would last, but ** some text is missing **
Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
car has broken down for the first time 30km out of town, got towed to a garage but they can't fix it. Taking it to a ford garage in the morning but fearing the worst. Seems like a foregone conclusion @
Samarqand, Uzbekistan
just arrived, now looking for a hotel. Had a great time in bukhara. Staying here for 2 nights, then up to tashkent.
Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan
longest border crossing so far, took about 5 hours. But happy to out of Turkmenistan. First impressions of Uzbek are very good
People see me, and they see the suit, and they go: "you're not fooling anyone", they know I'm rock and roll through and through. But you know that old thing, live fast, die young? Not my way. Live fast, sure, live too bloody fast sometimes, but die young? Die old. That's the way- not orthodox, I don't live by "the rules" you know. And if there's one other person who's influenced me in that way I think, someone who is a maverick, someone who does that to the system, then, it's Ian Botham. Because Beefy will happily say "that's what I think of your selection policy, yes I've hit the odd copper, yes I've enjoyed the old dooby, but will you piss off and leave me alone, I'm walking to John O'Groats for some spastics.
Some of you seem to have got off on the wrong foot with me. You didn't like some of the jokes I told earlier. You've got to chill out, yeah, trust me, this is what I do, alright? You will never work in a place like this again. This is brilliant-fact. And you will never have another boss like me. Someone who's basically a chilled out entertainer.
