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<blockquote data-quote="James" data-source="post: 40117" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>WELL DONE TO THEM!!</p><p></p><p>Below is a copy of the email Dan was kind enough to send me and some pictures <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />:</p><p></p><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>It was a surreal but we made it all the way... For those of you I havent</p><p>bored already, I've just taken part in the Mongol Rally 2005, and drove 7004</p><p>miles from Hyde Park to Ulaanbaatar in a 988cc 1991 Nissan Micra in 28 days.</p><p></p><p>We were laughed at for the first part of the journey across Europe and</p><p>towards Russia, complete strangers shaking our hands heartily and</p><p>looking like they knew something we didn't. Then once we got through a</p><p>particularly unsavoury corner of Kazakhstan, the police and border guards</p><p>were so impressed we had got that far I think we got out of several bribes.</p><p></p><p>I would have been more than happy to reach Mongolia and experience getting</p><p>out on the steppe on our own steam, but the Micra somehow just kept on going.</p><p>About a day and a half in, I smashed the underside of the car on a bloody</p><p>great big rock that was the same colour as the sandy track, ironically while</p><p>trying to avoid another bloody great big rock. There were lots of bloody</p><p>great big rocks.</p><p></p><p>But we patched her up, well I say we, Ben and I watched as the other guys in</p><p>our convoy fixed the car, and on we went (to see the impressive 'patch'</p><p>you'll have to order a video, which I'll be putting together when I'm back in</p><p>the UK and hopefully selling for a few of the finest sterling to up our total</p><p>for the rally charities.)</p><p></p><p>The driving was nothing short of incredible - along with rocks on</p><p>the 'roads' as we headed East we hit sand, stones, shingle, mud, dirt,</p><p>water, marsh, grass, scrub.... the list goes on. Waking up to a picturesque</p><p>sunrise in the Gobi before tearing off along the offroad track with the tunes</p><p>blaring and only camels and distant hills breaking the nothingness is an</p><p>awesome feeling.</p><p></p><p>There were a fair few nasties along the way though of course. At the end of</p><p>our 20-hour driving days across Russia, we would stop for a few hours vital</p><p>sleep in the cars in a truck stop or layby. You'd think that uninterrupted</p><p>sleep would be guaranteed, but waking up in a cold sweat behind the wheel and</p><p>finding myself slamming the brakes, manically grabbing for the handbrake and</p><p>jibbering in a half-conscious panic while trying to swerve round the</p><p>imaginary truck in my head became a regular feature. The rest of the guys</p><p>thought it was hilarious, as you can imagine.</p><p></p><p>I also saw some amazing sights towards the end of the days on Russia's never</p><p>ending highways - a bright red fox that could run at a consistent 60</p><p>miles an hour beside the car, two people walking/hovering behind the car</p><p>infront at a graceful 50 miles an hour, standing about 3 feet tall and</p><p>wearing robes with hoods... mmmmm. (Other far more entertaining unfortunate</p><p>situations included in the video...)</p><p></p><p>But all the crap bits were, without a doubt, worth it for the highs. The</p><p>emotional and psychological pendulum may have swung through extremes with an</p><p>annoying frequency, but hindsight always seems to fade the memory of the crap</p><p>stuff hey!?</p><p></p><p>Mongolia was the perfect final destination for the rally and the journey</p><p>through Russia's Altai Republic and on through Western Mongolia to</p><p>Ulaanbaatar was a continuous display of wilderness picture postcards,</p><p>interspersed with mad little towns, only one of which with a population of</p><p>more than about 25,000 before reaching Ulaanbaatar.</p><p></p><p>Although we've already raised a fair few quid with the help of various</p><p>people, we've set up an online donation page for anyone who wants to help us</p><p>top up our total for the rally charities - Bath based Send a Cow and Save the</p><p>Children in Mongolia, and the video is on the way. Hit the links below if you</p><p>feel inspired, or just rich, or drop me an email back and say hello and</p><p>pledge your urgent need to pre-order MicratoMongolia, the DVD!</p><p></p><p>For now I'm going to enjoy the city life in UB before flying to Beijing to be</p><p>a total tourist and get somebody else to drive me everywhere!</p><p>Back in the UK on the 13th - any job offers or career ideas welcome. Answers</p><p>on a postcard appreciated!</p><p></p><p>Hope you're all well,</p><p></p><p>Dan</p><p></p><p>(please send on to anyone who might be interested)</p><p></p><p>Total miles: 7004</p><p>Number of days: 28</p><p>Final mileage of the 1991 Mighty Micra: 165,505</p><p><a href="http://www.micratomongolia.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.micratomongolia.co.uk</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mongolrally.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.mongolrally.co.uk</a></p><p><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/micratomongolia" target="_blank">www.justgiving.com/micratomongolia</a></p><p>+44(0)7787 521995</p><p></p><p>Video of the trip available in a few weeks time...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James, post: 40117, member: 1"] WELL DONE TO THEM!! Below is a copy of the email Dan was kind enough to send me and some pictures :): Hi All, It was a surreal but we made it all the way... For those of you I havent bored already, I've just taken part in the Mongol Rally 2005, and drove 7004 miles from Hyde Park to Ulaanbaatar in a 988cc 1991 Nissan Micra in 28 days. We were laughed at for the first part of the journey across Europe and towards Russia, complete strangers shaking our hands heartily and looking like they knew something we didn't. Then once we got through a particularly unsavoury corner of Kazakhstan, the police and border guards were so impressed we had got that far I think we got out of several bribes. I would have been more than happy to reach Mongolia and experience getting out on the steppe on our own steam, but the Micra somehow just kept on going. About a day and a half in, I smashed the underside of the car on a bloody great big rock that was the same colour as the sandy track, ironically while trying to avoid another bloody great big rock. There were lots of bloody great big rocks. But we patched her up, well I say we, Ben and I watched as the other guys in our convoy fixed the car, and on we went (to see the impressive 'patch' you'll have to order a video, which I'll be putting together when I'm back in the UK and hopefully selling for a few of the finest sterling to up our total for the rally charities.) The driving was nothing short of incredible - along with rocks on the 'roads' as we headed East we hit sand, stones, shingle, mud, dirt, water, marsh, grass, scrub.... the list goes on. Waking up to a picturesque sunrise in the Gobi before tearing off along the offroad track with the tunes blaring and only camels and distant hills breaking the nothingness is an awesome feeling. There were a fair few nasties along the way though of course. At the end of our 20-hour driving days across Russia, we would stop for a few hours vital sleep in the cars in a truck stop or layby. You'd think that uninterrupted sleep would be guaranteed, but waking up in a cold sweat behind the wheel and finding myself slamming the brakes, manically grabbing for the handbrake and jibbering in a half-conscious panic while trying to swerve round the imaginary truck in my head became a regular feature. The rest of the guys thought it was hilarious, as you can imagine. I also saw some amazing sights towards the end of the days on Russia's never ending highways - a bright red fox that could run at a consistent 60 miles an hour beside the car, two people walking/hovering behind the car infront at a graceful 50 miles an hour, standing about 3 feet tall and wearing robes with hoods... mmmmm. (Other far more entertaining unfortunate situations included in the video...) But all the crap bits were, without a doubt, worth it for the highs. The emotional and psychological pendulum may have swung through extremes with an annoying frequency, but hindsight always seems to fade the memory of the crap stuff hey!? Mongolia was the perfect final destination for the rally and the journey through Russia's Altai Republic and on through Western Mongolia to Ulaanbaatar was a continuous display of wilderness picture postcards, interspersed with mad little towns, only one of which with a population of more than about 25,000 before reaching Ulaanbaatar. Although we've already raised a fair few quid with the help of various people, we've set up an online donation page for anyone who wants to help us top up our total for the rally charities - Bath based Send a Cow and Save the Children in Mongolia, and the video is on the way. Hit the links below if you feel inspired, or just rich, or drop me an email back and say hello and pledge your urgent need to pre-order MicratoMongolia, the DVD! For now I'm going to enjoy the city life in UB before flying to Beijing to be a total tourist and get somebody else to drive me everywhere! Back in the UK on the 13th - any job offers or career ideas welcome. Answers on a postcard appreciated! Hope you're all well, Dan (please send on to anyone who might be interested) Total miles: 7004 Number of days: 28 Final mileage of the 1991 Mighty Micra: 165,505 [url="http://www.micratomongolia.co.uk/"]www.micratomongolia.co.uk[/url] [url="http://www.mongolrally.co.uk/"]www.mongolrally.co.uk[/url] [url="http://www.justgiving.com/micratomongolia"]www.justgiving.com/micratomongolia[/url] +44(0)7787 521995 Video of the trip available in a few weeks time... [/QUOTE]
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