Day 26

We're in UB at Dave's place!!!!!! Yeeeaah!!!!!!

Day 26

At the airport, it's costing us $400 dollars to get to Ulan Batar [Ulaanbaatar], we have to get there though to get out of Mongolia! At least we can chill for a while in UB and work out how we're going to get home!!
Becca and Justin x

Day 25

Staying in ger [mongolia tent house] so we have to eat and drink what they give us. It all tastes of goat, have had yoghurt, tea, fermented milk and cheese! My stomachs not too happy!! They're such a nice family their brother works at the airport so he is sorting out tickets for us for tomorrow. Sometimes we do get lucky!
Becca and Justin x

Day 25

Sorry had no signal for days!! Good news we're in Mongolia! Bad news car is properly dead. We tried with the mongolians for hours to fix it but no luck :( So we cried alot and sold the car to them and our stuff to them for $625! We put the rest of our stuff split between Sobby and Lyles car. Then we hit a hill and had probelms and had to unload. A truck was passing and we asked them to take us to Olgi [Olgiy]. They did and we're staying in their ger for tonight, hopefully we can get a flight to Ulan Bator tomorrow. Such an experience!
Becca and Justin x

Day 23

50km from Mongolian border. Just found out its closed on Sundays so going to chill out in beautiful countryside.
Becca and Justin x

Day 23

In a beautiful part of Russia taking south east road to Tasanta [Tashanta] at Mongolian border. Lots of mountains and rivers. Just met eight teams! Back with Sobby now.
Becca and Justin. x

Day 22

In Barnaul Russia only 18 and raining! Quite nice change. Just had decent lunch stayed in hotel last night so nice to get clean again. Hopefully Mongolia tomorrow.
Becca and Justin x

Day 21

Nearly at russian border in semmey [Semipalatinsk] at the moment getting two spare tyres fixed. Had two blow outs yesterday, was rims getting bent not the actual tyres. Damn pot holes! Grabbin some food here and then off to border and up to Barnaul. Met two micra teams karancula or somethin. 1 girl 1st seen in ages.

Becca and Justin x

Day 20

Hot hot day today! Trying to reach Semey [Semipalatinsk] tonight to meet up with Sobby! Boring driving just flat and deserty, not even rivers to swim in!
Becca and Justin x

Day 19

Back in Kazak after the lake aiming for Taldiqorghan [Taldy-Kurgan] tonight or further. Car ok ish had to take exhaust off so very loud now struggling up hills! Beautiful mountain driving good roads luckily dont think car could take much more! Still dodgy signal! hope to meet with Sobby again tomorrow! We're absolutely fine, really enjoying it and not far to go now!
Becca and Justin x

Day 18

Went to a garage got spare tyres fitted to rims for nothing! Mechanic took us to an amazing parts market but nothing for fiat, exhaust by enging is the problem. Still not fixed!
Becca and Justin x

Day 17

We're in a hotel in Bishkek only 3:15pm but we felt like enjoying somewhere! Loads of garages so going to get to one early tomorrow. The cars okay but stalls when idle like at traffic lights, so makes things difficult. Heading to lake tomorrow to swim and camp. Everyone here's recommended it.
Becca and Justin x

Day 17

Nearly at Bishkek, crossing the border in to Kyrgystan now. We're aiming to get to the big lake [Lake Issyk-Kul] by Balikchi tonight. Hopefully we an get to a mechnaics at some point as well so we can get fixed properly!
Becca and Justin x

Day 16

Nearly at Shimkent, trying to get to Taraz tonight.
Becca and Justin x

Day 16

Cars running ok still, there's hope to get there yet! Had to wait for loads of camels to cross the motorway this morning, which was weird seeing them wild!
Becca and Justin x

Day 15

Found a hotel! We pulled up in a truck stop about to go to bed and the police showed up, told us we couldn't sleep there and showed us to this hotel!! So happy to have a toilet and shower!!
Becca and Justin x

Day 15

Cars sorted for don't know how long!! We had about 10 Kazaks looking at it. It's definatly not a holiday but fun most of the time!!!
Becca and Justin x

Day 15

We had a call from Bex and she said that the car wasn't doing so well and had completley conked out!

Day 14

We're fine!, signals not good at all in this country!! Cars getting a battering ans is not doing so well at all!! We're with a Kazak family so safe with others!
Becca and Justin x

Day 14

Didn't get much driving done yesterday, hopefully more done today!
Becca and Justin x

Day 13

Becca and Justin were in the Dorking Ad today, thought you all might like to see the newspapper clipping!!

Day 13

Hey we're ina convoy agan with 3 other teams, Lyle is one of them!! Awful roads yesterday and today .. lots of fun though!! You know you're in the desert when you've seen tumbleweed, camels, eagles and guinea pigs!! Also some crazy mini kangaroo looking mice. So happy to be with other teams finally, we're so so dirty from sand dirt driving. Still going Aktobe.
Becca and Justin x

Day 12

Sorry we haven't been in touch much today but we've been driving most of the day! We've been lost again and had to take a proper 4x4 track to find the right road!! still on the way to Aquobi [aktyubinsk] driving 15mph max on the bad roads!
Becca and Justin x

Day 12

Seen our first camels! Loads of them are wandering about, we've just had a wash in a river! earlier we hit a pothole, the roofrack flew off and broke ... we've not had a good couple of days!!
Becca and Justin x