Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Finish line!. What an incredible experience, thanks a lot to The Adventurist for the inspiration (and respect for doing this 10yrs ago!) and all the people that I've met and have been following/supporting me.
Khovd, Mongolia
Got stuck for 3h at a river crossing playing sand castles (unburying the car) until a car came to the rescue. Still loving it! :-D
Khovd, Mongolia
Fantastic day: mongolian breakfast in my host's yurta, car fixed, 5h driving in the mountains including crossing rivers, camping under the stars... If only I wasn't being devoured by a zillion mosquitos!
Bayan Olgii, Mongolia
Car broke down again in Olgii, will this be its last breath or can I make to Ulaanbaatar?
Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia
Just crossed the border with The Mongolian Job team, Ulaanbaatar here we come!
Altai Republic, Russia
Woohoo!. I highly recommend the road from Aleysk to Kosh-Agach (as per Google Maps and not passing by Barnaul), its long and tough but spectacular. My Punto behaved like a true warrior and came out victorious. Tomorrow morning border crossing to Mongolia!
Astana, Kazakhstan
WTF!, the "no road" to Astana from the north (M51-A1) is even worse than Moldovas', good fun the first hour but not after 3!. Left Chelyabinks 9am and made it to Astana 5am :-(
Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Chelyabinsk. Tomorrow Astana
Samara Oblast, Russia
14h of driving, what a come back!. Straight to bed, I'm exhausted.
Volgograd, Russia
Teams coming to Volgograd should try Hotel Lukomorie (http://www.booking.com/hotel/ru/lukomorie.html), they've been great hosts for the last 3 days, helped when my car broke down, and the food is amazing. You can contact Nicolas the owner on +7 (902) 656-74-07 and say you come recommended by Joseba. Good luck!
Joseba
Captain, crew and only passenger of team Hemendik Horra requesting permission to navigate the frozen waters of Lake Baikal.
Because life is short and we need to make every minute count.