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SMS Update
At 08:55 on 18-08-2007 Jon said...
Have made it. Drove the last 10 miles over the finish line having hotwired frank! 8000 miles on the clock. The truck was SO bumby. Feel so relieved |
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SMS Update
At 03:41 on 17-08-2007 Jon said...
glad we're on the back of a truck cos the roads are undriveable in a car cos of the rain! Had a v uncomfortable nite! Hope2get2ub2moro morn nearly there! |
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SMS Update
At 07:44 on 16-08-2007 Jon said...
Went back in truck 2 where we abandoned car 2 find it broken into and stolen! By some miracle we recovered it & some of r stuff. Back in altay on truck. |
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SMS Update
At 02:30 on 15-08-2007 Jon said...
its game over. Back wheel all but fallen off. Car not driveable. Have abandoned car 100 miles east of khovd, in altai searching for a truck to get us 2 UB |
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SMS Update
At 15:29 on 13-08-2007 Jon said...
& we were then invited in2 a ger 4 tea & some horrible dried cheesy things which we had 2 hide instead of eating! Going south Gobi route as north is blocked |
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SMS Update
At 15:21 on 13-08-2007 Jon said...
Siberia was beautiful. Mongolian border took hours. Its all happening here! Within an hr of mongolia, we were misfiring(fixed), mongogos exhaust fell off |
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SMS Update
At 03:49 on 11-08-2007 Jon said...
In barnaul trying 2 get yak racings car welded b4 we head 4 the western mongolian border. We think it opens on monday. Its cold here, suntanning is over! |
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SMS Update
At 15:50 on 08-08-2007 Jon said...
Back with the convoy of mongogo, batmobile and yak racing (whos car may snap in half!) heading north thru kazak to west of lake balqash towards the capital |
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SMS Update
At 16:00 on 07-08-2007 Jon said...
after a bit of trbl findin the border we got into kyrg. The mountain roads were amazing! Now back in kazakh meetin convoy 2moro to head north. |
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SMS Update
At 12:32 on 06-08-2007 Jon said...
Suspension is now fixed. The car rides about an inch higher with its new spring! Heading 4 kyrg border. Going 2 put in the hrs 2 catch up with our convoy |
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SMS Update
At 06:00 on 06-08-2007 Jon said...
A very helpful man hunted down a VW service centre for us and got a taxi to direct us there. This place is a sight 4 saw eyes! Fingers crossed now! |
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At 15:01 on 05-08-2007 Jon said...
limped to tashkent wit broken susp hope fix2moro but parts are hard2find! New route/convoy decisions need to be made as we are now behind. |
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SMS Update
At 09:42 on 04-08-2007 Jon said...
Absolute result! We bumped into a german polo convoy in bukhara and they gave us their spare rad! All we have 2 do now is replace our broken suspension! |
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SMS Update
At 15:49 on 02-08-2007 Jon said...
Yesterday was quite a day. Our bodge on the rad worked and then got on possibly the worlds worst road to beynew and got stuck in sand 3 times. The car is absolutely filled with dirt now. Helped some locals out of sand and inreturn they fed us twice & broke out the vodka! We stayed with them overnight in what must be the equivalent of a travelodge (but not quite!). They then convoyed us 2 the uzbek border. Now in nukus,look 4 new rad 2mo. Roads r good |
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SMS Update
At 15:32 on 01-08-2007 Jon said...
Wat a day! Rad bodge worked! Worst roads eva! Got stuck in sand3times!we helped sum locals and we are staying with them in beynew eating and drinkin vodka! Hopefully make nukus at least 2moro. |
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SMS Update
At 09:04 on 31-07-2007 Jon said...
bumpy roads caused radiator to leek badly.radweld no good! In a mechanics now waiting 5 hours for some glue to set! Fingers crossed we can continue today! |
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SMS Update
At 03:38 on 30-07-2007 Jon said...
made it2kazakhstan! Didnt go far yest as mongogo's micra broke down. We left them in russiaRoads have turned2gravel tracks. Still with yak racing. V hot! |
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SMS Update
At 07:29 on 29-07-2007 Jon said...
Russian border took 8hrs 2 cross, huge queue, but managed it without any bribes. Went to a club last night and now feeling crap! Heading 4 kazak 2day |
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SMS Update
At 19:46 on 27-07-2007 Jon said...
Made it2russian border-v long q. Ukrainians r grumpy! Ditched the roof box-2heavy and fitted sump guard. Lots of police bribing after a u turn! |
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SMS Update
At 05:53 on 26-07-2007 Jon said...
Just left maldova. What a horrible place! Roads r terrible at best! Border wasnt great. Fines/bribes everywhere. Failed CO test. Need 2 fix leaking radiator |
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At 18:53 on 25-07-2007 Jon said...
Have passed transylvania & heading 4 maldova.Currently bout 2 pull late night of driving to get the miles covered as roads r busy in day.Romania is big! |
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At 19:08 on 24-07-2007 Jon said...
left prague went to budapest via bratislava. In convoy with mongogo&i love wood. No probs with frank. heading to transilvania in romania next! |
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SMS Update
At 10:02 on 23-07-2007 Jon said...
Had a very long drive to prague. The car performed nicely. Found a convoy and have changed our route. Going 2 budapest today and then heading 4 odessa |
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SMS Update
At 17:19 on 21-07-2007 Jon said...
thanks to everyone who came to the launch. Your support was very appreciated. We're in dover about to get the ferry. Will then drive all nite, nex@4 update in prague!@ |
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At 09:24 on 20-07-2007 James said...
There is just about a day to go before we need to be in Hyde Park and there is still loads to do. Unfortunately there seems to be a huge feeling in the air that we have forgotten to do something important! Hope to see you at the Launch... |
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At 16:49 on 14-04-2007 Jon said...
Good news! After the fiasco of the last car we thought we had bought we now have a beautiful G reg VW Polo C which we purchased, for the extortionate price of £25 (and no i didnt miss a 0 off the end) |
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At 17:01 on 01-04-2007 Jon said...
Well the car from ebay fell through, it was mysteriously written off a few days before we were due to pick it up so we are now on the look out for anther vehicle! |
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At 22:36 on 26-03-2007 Jon said...
We got ourselves a car! After a nervous last few minutes on ebay we managed to acquire the suzuki sj410 as shown in the picture. We have been told she is reasonably good nick but we're certainly not expecting this to be plain sailing! |
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SMS Update
At 08:55 on 18-08-2007
Jon said...
Have made it. Drove the last 10 miles over the...
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SMS Update
At 03:41 on 17-08-2007
Jon said...
glad we're on the back of a truck cos the...
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SMS Update
At 07:44 on 16-08-2007
Jon said...
Went back in truck 2 where we abandoned car 2...
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SMS Update
At 02:30 on 15-08-2007
Jon said...
its game over. Back wheel all but fallen off. Car...
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SMS Update
At 15:29 on 13-08-2007
Jon said...
& we were then invited in2 a ger 4 tea...
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SMS Update
At 15:21 on 13-08-2007
Jon said...
Siberia was beautiful. Mongolian border took hours. Its all happening...
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SMS Update
At 03:49 on 11-08-2007
Jon said...
In barnaul trying 2 get yak racings car welded b4...
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SMS Update
At 15:50 on 08-08-2007
Jon said...
Back with the convoy of mongogo, batmobile and yak racing...
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SMS Update
At 16:00 on 07-08-2007
Jon said...
after a bit of trbl findin the border we got...
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SMS Update
At 12:32 on 06-08-2007
Jon said...
Suspension is now fixed. The car rides about an inch...
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SMS Update
At 06:00 on 06-08-2007
Jon said...
A very helpful man hunted down a VW service centre...
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SMS Update
At 15:01 on 05-08-2007
Jon said...
limped to tashkent wit broken susp hope fix2moro but parts...
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SMS Update
At 09:42 on 04-08-2007
Jon said...
Absolute result! We bumped into a german polo convoy in...
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SMS Update
At 15:49 on 02-08-2007
Jon said...
Yesterday was quite a day. Our bodge on the rad...
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SMS Update
At 15:32 on 01-08-2007
Jon said...
Wat a day! Rad bodge worked! Worst roads eva! Got...
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SMS Update
At 09:04 on 31-07-2007
Jon said...
bumpy roads caused radiator to leek badly.radweld no good! In...
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SMS Update
At 03:38 on 30-07-2007
Jon said...
made it2kazakhstan! Didnt go far yest as mongogo's micra broke...
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SMS Update
At 07:29 on 29-07-2007
Jon said...
Russian border took 8hrs 2 cross, huge queue, but managed...
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SMS Update
At 19:46 on 27-07-2007
Jon said...
Made it2russian border-v long q. Ukrainians r grumpy! Ditched the...
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SMS Update
At 05:53 on 26-07-2007
Jon said...
Just left maldova. What a horrible place! Roads r terrible...
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SMS Update
At 18:53 on 25-07-2007
Jon said...
Have passed transylvania & heading 4 maldova.Currently bout 2 pull...
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At 19:08 on 24-07-2007
Jon said...
left prague went to budapest via bratislava. In convoy with...
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SMS Update
At 10:02 on 23-07-2007
Jon said...
Had a very long drive to prague. The car performed...
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SMS Update
At 17:19 on 21-07-2007
Jon said...
thanks to everyone who came to the launch. Your support...
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At 09:24 on 20-07-2007
James said...
There is just about a day to go before we...
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At 16:49 on 14-04-2007
Jon said...
Good news! After the fiasco of the last car we...
[Read More]
At 17:01 on 01-04-2007
Jon said...
Well the car from ebay fell through, it was mysteriously...
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At 22:36 on 26-03-2007
Jon said...
We got ourselves a car! After a nervous last few...
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