In to London via India and on to Mongolia........

I've been in Mongolia since 1993. The Lotus Children's Centre was started in 1995 and at times we have had up to 130 kids with us! We were so thankful that The Adventurists sponsored Lotus last year and I thought I must do it msyelf ...and here we are. Fitting the rally in during the middle of the busiest time of year in Mongolia with kids' summer camp, volunteers, building works and visitors galore, is no mean feat. But we hope to be able to gets lots of sponsorship, raise lots of money and see through many pending projects for the kids in the coming few years.

I'm leaving my two lovely daughters behind to joing the rally ...and with no protest or demur from my wonderful wife....but what a lot of stories I will have to tell them on our return! And what a great cause! My two girls will be safe at home, but Didi looks after so many children at risk at The Lotus Children's Centre in Ulaan Baatar. They also desrve a future just as our children will have....and so here I am, joining in the adventure that will help on that journey.