09/07/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates, Stage 2 : Moscow to Beijing | Comments Off on Day 52 – “Roads? ….. Where We`re going we don’t need Roads!!”
Location : Choir to Sainshand
High Point: Being Back on the unmade roads of Mongolia for one last time as we made our way to the Chinese border was something we all enjoyed in tough and long day on the move. You really feel like you have earned your dinner on days like this!
Low point: It the first day when I really thought about FTFE having to leave Mongolia. Living each day as it comes has been wonderful here and its hard to imagine being anywhere else right now.
No Point: Steve’s “Sleep talking” at 12.30AM that panicked me into thinking we were about to be run over…… In fact the train was about a kilometre away.
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09/03/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates, Stage 2 : Moscow to Beijing | Comments Off on Days 46 – 48 Ulaanbaatur
High point : Mongolian Karaoke, just when we thought the singing in the cab had improved our voices . . . We were wrong, in a big way!
Low point : The traffic, forget all you know about jams and dangerous driving until you visited UB. It was a miracle that I saw only 2 accidents in my time here! Read more →
08/26/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates, Stage 2 : Moscow to Beijing | Comments Off on Day 40 Tosontsengel to Tsagaan Uul
High point : After 8 days in Mongolia we’ve all become very accustomed mechanics striving to fix Martha’s wounds each morning after the battering she has taken on the awful Mongolian roads the previous day. Yesterday morning was satisfyingly dirty as Ben and I fixed the oil leaking from the back locker while Steve, Ross and David managed to answer the eternal question “how many men does it take to change a lightbulb?” as the 3 of them scratched their heads and drank coffee while repairing the flood lights that fell off the roof the night before (after some suspect driving ). Read more →
08/21/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates, Stage 2 : Moscow to Beijing | Comments Off on Day 35 Mount Tsambagaray Uul to Khovd
High point : waking up to our amazing campsite on the High Mongolian steppe surrounded by mountains and flowing rivers.
Low point : the battering martha took on the main Mongolian highway, just brutal! Read more →
08/16/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates, Stage 2 : Moscow to Beijing | Comments Off on Day 30 : Gorno Altai to Paowdaoled
High point : For once in Russia the high point of the day was the scenery around us as we drove through the hills, steppe and mountains of the Altai republic.
Low point : Being told I had to stop driving and let some one else take the wheel.
No point : My beard has stopped itching! Whoop whoop!
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08/12/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates, Stage 2 : Moscow to Beijing | 1 Comment »
High Point : Finally Getting out of Omsk after a 2 hours drive around the town!!
Low Point : Realising it was “slightly” my fault that we were driving around Omsk for 2 hours…
No Point : Why does Steve ALWAYS leave one sock around on the floor when he leaves anywhere.
Russian Word of the day : Imodium…. Thank God its pronounced the same !!
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08/07/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates, Stage 2 : Moscow to Beijing | 4 Comments »
High Point – Can I have 3? Hearing the first stamp on our Carnet from the Russians, finally realising that the Kazak customs official didn’t want an actual souvenir from me and, of course, our first sunset drive in Kazakhstan!! Read more →
08/02/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates, Stage 2 : Moscow to Beijing | Comments Off on Day 16: Vladimir to Nizhini Novgorod
Distance covered on Road : 150 Miles
Highlight of the day : The Russian Firefighters Acrobatic display Team … (Sleeping in a dorm with 100 Russian Girls… James and Dave Orders Highlights only of course!)
Low Point of the Day : The traffic in Rush Hour in Nizhini Novgorod and getting lost in town for 2 hours in 40 degree heat…. Sweaty Sweaty boys!! Read more →
07/20/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates | Comments Off on 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 →
07/14/10 by James Morrow | Expedition Updates | Comments Off on Frank Turner Follows That Fire Engine
Frank Turner: “I’m a big fan of the road, so this trip has me jealous, but much more importantly, this is an amazing project to raise money for some of the best causes out there. Get involved!”
Frank Turner is a living legend – think front cover of NME Magazine and Kerrang. He headlined the Radio 1 stage at Reading Festival and has played in front of audiences of 50,000 plus in the US this year. He really has done it all and has a massive following.
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