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Recieved by SMS at 30th August 2009 at 00:56
That's it - I'm on my way to Beijing Airport and will be home this afternoon. Sad to see the adventure finally end. But what an adventure...
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Recieved by SMS (Location: Ulaanbaatar - Mongolia) at 28th August 2009 at 03:51
Last day in UB - tomorrow Beijing!
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Recieved by SMS (Location: Ulaanbaatar - Mongolia) at 25th August 2009 at 20:43
Well that's it, I'm in UB. Still pretty gutted that Berta's not with me, but at least I can say that I drove to Mongolia. Shower and sleep time.
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Recieved by SMS (Location: Bayankhongor - Mongolia) at 25th August 2009 at 09:50
On route to UB. Thought I'd got away with it, but finally having to endure yak butter tea. It is the rankest thing I have ever tasted. Hoping ** some text is missing **
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Recieved by SMS (Location: Altay - Mongolia) at 23rd August 2009 at 13:23
I've found a jeep to take me to UB for £30. It's a 20 hour journey and there are 7 of us squashed into it but I've bagsied the front seat at ** some text is missing **
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Recieved by SMS (Location: Altay - Mongolia) at 22nd August 2009 at 09:08
Game over! It saddens me to have to announce the devastating demise of Berta, the bravest car in the world. Despite the injuries she sustained in the accident, she battled on for another whole day of unbelievably challenging roads. Between the 4 cars in our convoy, we had 12 breakdowns yesterd ** some text is missing **
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Recieved by SMS at 21st August 2009 at 05:32
Had an accident yesterday but I'm fine. Back wheels span out when I hit a patch of sandy gravel, I swerved, hit a bank and rolled the car right over then it landed on it's side. All I got was a grazed elbow. Berta now has no windscreen or side windows but other than that works fine. I'm only 4 days from the finish line so I'm carrying on. Don't worry mum!
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Recieved by SMS (Location: Khovd - Mongolia) at 20th August 2009 at 14:06
Driving in Mongolia is soooooo much fun! God this is a magical place, it's made the three day wait at the border worthwhile. Had a small hole in the radiator hose caused by the sump guard but Chris fixed it. Luckily I broke down in a beautiful spot next to a lake so had lunch there. Have forded a few streams today but no raging rivers...yet!
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Recieved by SMS (Location: Olgy - Mongolia) at 20th August 2009 at 13:29
They finally let us out of the Mongolian border after three full days of waiting. The Altai mountains and lakes are amazing. The driving is ** some text is missing **
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Recieved by SMS (Location: Tsagaannuur - Mongolia) at 19th August 2009 at 04:13
Bored, bored, bored. Day 3 stuck at Mongolian border. It's time the excuses stopped and the adventurists sorted this out.
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