Zharkent, Kazakhstan
We are leaving Zharkent! Paperwork sorted. Turbocharged taxi. On our way to Almaty, approx 5 hours.
Zharkent, Kazakhstan
Country 15 and we're on the open plains. Roxanne hit 100,000 miles and we've visited the spectacular Sharyn Canyon. Onwards...
Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
11/8/15 heading to border after some breathtaking Kyrgyz scenery. Camped last night at 2750m.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
7/8/15 arrived in Samarkand, treated ourselves to a hotel after 4 showerless days.
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan
4/8/15 Arrived in Turkmenbashi 1am after 6 day wait for ferry in Baku. James has left the Rally for personal reasons.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
One more capital city off the list. Roof box has fallen off when going over adverse terrain. More to follow...
Baku, Azerbaijan
Long delay between trackers due to network availability. Arrived in Baku to catch the ferry to Kazakhstan. PS, we paid our first br
Bucharest, Romania
Another capital to tick off the list. Conveyed over the Transfagarasan highway this morning. Incredible
Sibiu, Romania
met up for the Sibiu Pitstop, now on our way to go on the Transfigarasan Highway - Top Gear's 'best ever road'!
Oradea, Romania
We're 1500 miles and 2 time zones in. Swimming pool at the camp site. Lush
Paul
Alex
James
James, Paul and Alex are taking a very unsavoury 1-litre car from the UK deep into Mongolia, in aid of both charity and hilarity.
The challenge dictates that all budding adventurists must take the most impractical, derelict and totally unsuitable vehicle that can still move in an Easterly direction, and it absolutely must have an engine of 1 litre or less - getting up hills is too easy these days.
We will be supporting the UK's Multiple Sclerosis Society in conjunction with Cool Earth, who work alongside indigenous villages to halt rainforest destruction. Both are great causes and we will be raising money for these organisations as part of the rally.
Multiple Sclerosis Society
We have elected to support Multiple Sclerosis Society UK as our charity of choice. With Multiple Sclerosis affecting relatives of two of the teammates we have a personal connection to this cause and have seen first hand the support this charity can offer.
Cool Earth
The Adventurists charity of choice, Cool Earth is a fantastic charity which has the mission of working together with indigenous tribes and villages in rainforest areas to stop the deforestation of irreplaceable vegetation.
Smith Young
Smith Young is an independent property consultancy specialising in the leasing, management and lease consultancy of major shopping centres including Meadowhall, Bluewater, intuTrafford Centre, The Bullring and Whitewater.
Majik House
Majik House design, produce and install bespoke housing systems, using the very latest technology to create innovative, modern and stylish environments.
Kendal Caravans
Kendal Caravans is a supplier of mobile and static caravans operating from their site on Shap Road. Helping us out with the financing of our trip, they also helped us arrange a fundraising event at their caravan park.
Stagecoach
Stagecoach UK Bus is part of the Stagecoach Group and is one of the largest bus operators in the UK, operating express and local bus services across the country, as well as a comprehensive network of intercity operations under the megabus.com brand. We connect communities in over 100 towns and cities in the UK, running a fleet of around 8,100 buses and coaches that is one of the largest in the country. Stagecoach have modified our car, fitting it with a sump guard, roofbox, light deflector and an additional air filter, as well as producing two sand ladders to escape those awkward situations.
Kendal Camping
Kendal Camping is a local outdoor living outlet, stocking equipment for camping and caravanning. Based between Kendal and Endmoor on the A65, Kendal Camping has provided us with invaluable camping kit.