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Stage 1: An amazing reception in Transcom Vilnius
Thanks to all my Lithuanian work colleagues at Transcom Vilnius for giving the FTFE such an amazing reception today! We felt truly honoured: traditional food, homemade banners and even a passionate recital of the Lithuanian national anthem really made us feel special.. It was also really nice to have a conversation with people outside of the context of the motorway service station for once…. And remember guys, we are not leaving Vilnius until tomorrow morning so if anyone would like to take that extra seat inside our Fire Engine and join our adventure, there’s still time!! 
Stage 1: Poland / Lithuania. The Hardest Days Night Yet
Question: what looks like a tarmac road, is made like a tarmac road and, in fact, is a tarmac road but handles like a rutted farm track in winter? Answer: the slow lane of every single dual-carriageway in Poland. Read more →
Stage 1 : Operation “Saturday”
Aim – Austria to Slovakia via Hungary. Objectives – Short day, low mileage, sunshine, tobogganing & city hotel. Result – Operational Failure! Read more →
Stage 1 : Wing Mirrors Mean Nothing To Me ! Oh Vienna !!
Ben Battye :
Day 6. Following a heated debate late on Thursday regarding Friday mornings departure time from our chosen campsite deep in the Carniche mountains in Southern Austria (heated because I threw a strop at the suggested 5.30am start) we awoke on the dot of 6am (much more reasonable) and with a collective spring in our step packed and prepared Martha in a speedy 26 minutes (a new record).
Stage 1: Three countries, one day, one terrifying drive.
Ross : Day 5. The Alps have been pleasured by the sound of Martha today. Finally at 8am this morning with a solid fuel tank in place we departed our motel and headed towards Italy. I am now writing this at 7.30pm and we are approaching the Austrian border – boy it’s been a long day. Read more →
Video message of support from the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Wonderful video from the guys at Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.
Stage 1 : How important is a fuel tank exactly ?
Steve : Good evening. Today was a funky combination of agony and relief. We are only 4 days into this mammoth expedition and it feels like we have been on the road for years. Doggy years. For every 1 hour spent in Martha (especially the back), it feels like 7.
Stage 1: Notes from the back of the cab
George Troughton: Dear FTFE Followers,
Welcome to the first of what we hope will be many regular blogs from the crew members of the Follow That Fire Engine Challenge. We will use this space to update you all on the thrills and spills of our round-the-world journey as well as the mundane daily routine of life on the road.
Darrren Clarke message of support
Darren Clarke is one of the World’s best and most popular golfers and has played in numerous Major Championships and Ryder Cups. Darren sadly lost his wife to cancer 6 years ago and has been an ardent support of Cancer Research since then. Read more →
Going, going, gone
Amy Harpin: The crew couldn’t have hoped for a better send off! The Grand Square in the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was the perfect location. We were surrounded by great English Architecture, with a backdrop of Canary Wharf across the river and Greenwich Observatory in the distance. The venue was significant because Greenwich was chosen, back in 1884, as the Prime Meridian of the world, Longitude Zero (0° 0’ 0”).
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