<blockquote><h2 style="text-align: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large">The&nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#ff6600">'Genghis Goddess' </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#ff6600"></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large">has arrived...</span></h2><p style="text-align: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">CHECK OUT OUR NEW BETTER LOOKING WEBSITE @</span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><a href="http://www.genghisgoddess.com/">www.genghisgoddess.com</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">or read the stuff below which&nbsp;I&nbsp;promise will be out of date!&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">This epic adventure will take place upon an ancient path trodden by&nbsp;</span><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">Crusaders, Mongols and Persians<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal">. It will take us across the European continent, traversing the historic gap between East and West, the Hellespont, a gap so small it defeated an empire.</span></span></font></strong></p><p><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">As Alexander the Great did before us, we will explore the </span><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">mysteries of the Turkish Far East</span></font></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"> and negotiate Iranian mountains and deserts. Through the white tipped mountains of Kazakhstan, following the silk road we will eventually reach a border that can only be crossed by the bravest and tou</span><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">ghest of men and machine, for the great </span></font><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">Gobi</span></font><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"> desert lies on the other side.</span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: center"><img src="images/gallery09/31091/400x400.jpeg" /></div><p style="text-align: center"><font size="+0"><font size="+0">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></p><p style="text-align: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large">After ten thousand miles...</span></strong></span></p><p><font size="+0"><strong></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">...of rolling hills, disappearing roads and no snack bars, we will reach the heart of </span></font><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">Mongolia</span></font><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">, the end of our voyage and the beginning of another; getting back.</span></font></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><font size="+0"><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">For such a mighty voyage, we need a mighty vehicle to take us, so what better than a graceful six tonne beauty the </span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">1956 Bedford Green Goddess</span></strong></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">.</span></font></font></p><p><font size="+0"><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">It is hard to look at her without feeling an affectionate glow, built for a nuclear </span></font><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">Britain</span></font><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"> and used for fire and emergency service up until 2003; she has always been in people's hearts and minds.</span></font></font></p><div style="text-align: center"><p style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold">The&nbsp;Goddess in Action</span></p></div><div style="text-align: center"><p style="text-align: center">&nbsp;$parse[embedvideo_663]</p></div><p style="text-align: center">&nbsp;___________________&nbsp;</p></blockquote><blockquote><h2 align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large">Why drive 10,000 miles in an antique fire engine?</span></h2><p><font size="+0"><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">There are of course the obvious dangers and excitement of the voyage, but there is also a serious and humanitarian side. </span></font></font></p><p><font size="+0"><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">We wish to deliver a robust vehicle into a vast and inhospitable environment where its versatility and reliability will be of great use to the Mongolian people.</span></font></font></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><img src="images/gallery09/27930/400x400.jpeg" /></div><p style="text-align: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><br /></span></p><p><font size="+0"><font size="+0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">The vehicle will be</span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"> </span></font><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">donated to the Mongolian Authoriti</span></font></strong><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">es, </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">to be used as they see fit.&nbsp;</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">The vehicle may be used as a</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"> </span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">fire engine</span></font></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"> but also as a </span><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">transport vehicle</span></font></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">, distributing water and medical supplies between remote villages.</span></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center">____________________</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large">Donate</span></strong><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large">&nbsp;the Vehicle</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">&nbsp;If you have a passion for adventures such as these and want to help us on our way,</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">please feel free to donate vehicle and running funds. 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