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we made it! Arrived 10pm last night. Phew! Amazingly car still in one piece.
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towed through river yest & roads grad shaking car 2 bits, now held with gaffer & wire. Ub by nightfall.
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Mongolia! Hooray! But lost Sussex Best when they mistook their car for a boat at river crossing. Towed them until a jeep came to help + now in garage
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Decided to go for the pair and put other side of rear susp through boot but fixed again and ok. Road to russia awful but now across + heading to mongolia
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Great day out of car in Almaty until brutalised by a little naked man jumping on our backs at Arsan baths! Avoid! Collected Claire + heading to Semey
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Lunch in a Yurt washed down with fermented mares milk. Think we ll stick to semi skimmed. Looking forward to few beers tonight and day out the car tomor
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across kyrg border with a smile and a pack of mint humbugs! Heading to lake issykul for toxic swim tomor then to almaty for 2 nights.Anyone else in town?
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Beers with british ambassador last night and less fun meeting with police chief in Kyzlorda today! All ok and on way again, heading for Shymkent and roads ok
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1st bit of decent road for 2 days + hit a pothole; rear suspension ended up in boot. Made it to Aktobe, fixed + back on road. Road still a very loose term
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Somewhere in kstan!" last saw a sign 4hrs ago, cant remember what tarmac looks like. Car loving off roading though; sell your landrovers and buy a micra!
