Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Arrived Ulaanbaatar late. Treating ourselves to a night in the luxurious Bishrelt Hotel. Will cross the finish line in style tomorrow.
Bayankhongor, Mongolia
More river crossings yesterday and a mad dash to Bayankhongor to fix an oil leak in the other car of our convoy.
Govi-Altai, Mongolia
Driving 12hr days. The race is on to reach Ulaanbaatar by Sep 3rd (the last finish line party). Car is fine, but we are unbelievably dirty.
Khovd, Mongolia
Slow going on the road to Altai. Averaging 20km/hr. Had to be towed across a river too deep to ford this morning.
Khovd, Mongolia
The road to Hovd... 4 mountain passes, 3 river crossings, 2 flat tires, and 1 car (not ours) towed 200km over the worse road imaginable.
Bayan Olgii, Mongolia
After 24 hours at the border, Team Reckless Abandon crossed into Mongolia! 1800km remaining to Ulaanbaatar and the finish line.
Altai Republic, Russia
At Russian-Mongolian border. 5PM now, Mongolian border closes at 6PM. 12 cars ahead, moving at 2/hour. Camping in no-man's land tonight.
Barnaul, Russia
Eating at a Chinese restaurant in Barnaul tonight. Tomorrow...you guessed it...more car work. Need to repair damage done in Kazakhstan.
Rubtsovsk, Russia
Best border crossing yet. Mingled with 4 other rally teams as we waited and had coffee and borscht on the Russian side.
Semey, Kazakhstan
After 2 nights on the road, finally a room and a shower! Probably send a day in town for auto repairs and then we are off to Russia.
Brian Pratt
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Christopher Larsen
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Chris hails from the cold snowy mountains of northern New Hampshire. For some reason, he speaks a little Mongolian. His skills as a mechanic and linguist will hopefully come in handy so far away from home.
Kathleen Schamel
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