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we are in ulaanbaatar. 14 hours of driving. Meeting two other teams and dropping one at a garage and we have made it to within spitting distance of the final. Now for beer and food

only fucking made it to mongolia. Last car of the day through with minutes to spare. All border people were lovely and we now insurance, some Mongol money and a place to camp. Time to crack open a beer. Roads already interesting, driving o the steppe seems to be smoother. We'll camp here and see if Jurassic tart can catch up with us in the morning. Fucking. Yes

on the road to gorna-altaysk and have found the best service station food ever. Cake, mystery burritos and picked fish salad. After all the food last night with Jurassic tart and a free brekkie at the hostel we're gunna be set for days

hurtling eastward from Omsk. New off-road tyres have altered our ride and our economy but we haven't bounced the sump guard off anything so that's good. The first 20km out of Omsk was washboard horror but now we're on nice smooth tarmac. Plan is to make it to Novosibirsk tonight for a last hotel for a while and hopefully beers with another team

heading eastward in a van slowly being shaken to bits my the Russian road system. Average speed taking as much of a battering as the van. Plan of getting to Omsk this evening is looking unlikely so going to find a good place to camp within a couple of hundred km. weather has broken and it is now cool but the wind is a bit hectic. Luckily Johnny spotted that the main road from Ufa to Omsk goes through Kazakhstan otherwise that would have been embarrassing.

having an early lunch and wifi session at the Ufa ikea. Made good headway last night making it past samara and rough camping on the road. Plan is to get to chelabynsk after this. International sim still a waste of time so have bought a Russian one so at least we can use WiFi consistently

long day of Russian road hauling. Scenery has gone from dusty plains to rolling chalk hills to forest and back to the Volga plains. The plan is to put ourselves on the right side of Samara (north east)for a run on Ufa tomorrow. Progress has been slow thanks to Russian trucks, the weird Russian obsession with going at 2 mph over railway tracks (when they do every pot hole at 10 over the limit) and roadworks. Current total is 770ish km for the day. In other news we have passed 4800 miles into our journey which should put us about halfway to Ulan Ude. throat.lattes.beautiful

Elista, Gorod Elista, Kalmykia, Russia

first day in Russia done and we're officially out of the foreign office advisory zone. Roads were mixed and Georgian overtaking prepped us for road behaviour. Some bump loosened things to look at the in the van and need to find a place to register in the morning but for now new American friends from Bruce Almaty and husky puppies at the hostel. Budget.flopped.rifled

Kazbegi, Georgia

with a stinking hangover and a thousand yard stair we braved the Tbilisi traffic and headed into the mountains before the Russian border. Some en route vomiting, road cows and serious altitude later we have made it to our hostel for the night to prep for the border crossing tomorrow. Scenery is beyond anything and Delilah has soldiered on like a champ. Storyboard.mileage.ingested

Kazbegi, Georgia

with a stinking hangover and a thousand yard stair we braved the Tbilisi traffic and headed into the mountains before the Russian border. Some en route vomiting, road cows and serious altitude later we have made it to our hostel for the night to prep for the border crossing tomorrow. Scenery is beyond anything and Delilah has soldiered on like a champ. Storyboard.mileage.ingested”