After a fantastic few days in Baku staying with our friend Rasul we are back on the move and at the ferry terminal aiming towards Turkmenistan. [cid:FF514BAB-6864-4512-B130-C7BDA4324B91]
After a fantastic few days in Baku staying with our friend Rasul we are back on the move and at the ferry terminal aiming towards Turkmenistan. [cid:FF514BAB-6864-4512-B130-C7BDA4324B91]
Arrived at our friend Rasul’s place in the early hours. Just settling down for a few hours sleep before relaxing and exploring Baku tomorrow!
Arrived at our friend Rasul’s place in the early hours. Just settling down for a few hours sleep before relaxing and exploring Baku tomorrow!
In a Turkish Kabab house, in Ganja - Azerbaijan. We are a struggling to order basic food but it’s cheap as anything!
In a Turkish Kabab house, in Ganja - Azerbaijan. We are a struggling to order basic food but it’s cheap as anything!
Just through the Azerbijani border, 3 hours of life wasted
Just through the Azerbijani border, 3 hours of life wasted
Just through the Azerbijani border, 3 hours of life wasted
With real life fast approaching the four of us are looking for an escape and one last adventure before we have to think about, maybe, possibly growing up... With no mechanical experience and only one of us having driven on the right (wrong) side of the road the first few days could be interesting! It will be a bit of a squeeze but we are determined to have great fun whilst raising as much as we can for three fantastic charities that help people in three very different ways.
Cool Earth
Cool Earth is the non-profit organisation that works alongside rainforest communities to halt deforestation and its impact on climate change
Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes believes that those who put their lives on the line for us, deserve a second chance at life. We provide lifetime support for the Armed Forces Community and their families
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
We train dogs to alert deaf people to sounds they would otherwise miss – simple sounds that many people take for granted like the doorbell, alarm clock and even danger signals like the fire alarm. Being aware of these – thanks to a hearing dog – makes a real difference to deaf people’s lives.
Aspen Security Consultants Ltd
Life Support – Aspen Security Consultants Ltd will be providing us with the GPS tracking, satellite phones, security updates on the areas we are visiting and first aid kits to name just a few aspects of their extensive support.
Annington Homes
Charity Sponsorship and Safety Course - We visited Annington's office in London and talked about our charity adventure at one of their "lunch and learn" sessions, after which Annington have very kindly agreed to match our charity fundraising up to £1500! Their generosity means that as long as we raise the other half this will allow us to reach our goal of £3000 for our fantastic charities. Annington have also paid for two of the team to attend a Mongol Rally safety course which will be a great experience for Euan and Chuck who are attending.
Ely Tyre Services
Tyres - Ely Tyre Services have very generously provided us with new tyres for the car and a couple of wet weather spares incase the weather takes a turn for the worse! We are very thankful to have these guys on board!
G.C Car Sales (Lancaster)
Northern Mechanical Support - G.C Car Sales have been fantastic for No Spoilers so far! They have got the car through the MOT and have completed a full service so it is ready to hit the road. Their continued support in helping us prepare the car is very much appreciated by the whole team!
Icon Signs
icon sign & design will be supporting us by printing the stickers for all of our sponsors and helping us design our car. It is great to have them on board so that we can at least look the part!
NKT FS
Sponsorship Support - nkt are supporting us by donating funds that will help to purchase equipment, visas and our vehicle. This will ultimately help us achieve the goal of raising as much money for charity as possible.
Morris Armitage
Sponsorship Support - Morris Armitage are donating funds to our journey, this will be used for purchasing essential supplies to help us on our way and some modifications to toughen up our car!
Lawrence Coulson - Artist
Painting Auction - Lawrence Coulson has donated a beautiful landscape painting that we are auctioning off on our facebook page to help us raise money for our charity drive! The funds will be channeled into helping us set up the car ready for the 10,000 miles ahead! He is embarking on 20 years celebration tour in 2019, painting and displaying stunning landscapes like the one featured here for promotional purposes.
The Feeling
Memorabilia and Collectibles Auction - The Feeling are getting behind No Spoilers! They are going to auction off some items to help us raise funds to help us travel 10,000 miles across 28 countries and 2 continents!
PKS (Construction)
Sponsorship Support - PKS Construction's funds will help us purchase camping equipment so that we will be able to get some good rest when the road gets a little less well trodden!
Waterside Antiques
Sponsorship Support - Waterside Antiques have kindly donated some funds to help us fund our drive. Tom, the owner was considering taking part in the rally this year too but was unable to find the time away, so he is supporting us to take part in his own way!
Ken Allen Autowreckers
pares and Parts - Ken Allen Auto Wreckers have been fantastic in finding us some high quality spare parts for our little Polo. They are also supplying us with a metal water container cage that we are going to turn into a roof rack! Their help and interesting thinking has given us some great ideas for modifications
Analyst Communications
Sponsorship Support - Chris Howard of Analyst Communications has very kindly donated some vital funds that will help us on our way to Mongolia. Their funds will go towards ferry crossings and a few tanks of fuel to get us on our way.
Queen Adelaide Garage
Southern Mechanical Support - The team at Queen Adelaide Garage have been helping us with last minute preparation for the rally. Ironing out some little glitches and providing fantastic value work on our car. Their expertise is second to none and we feel like our car is in a much stronger place having visited these guys before we head off.