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This is our on the road map...
Day 28 Friday, 14 August 2009
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  Ulaanbaatar - Mongolia at 12:46 on The Sleepless Knights said just met a team that had cooter 4 2 days, they too broke down and he was passed to another team. No chinese visa, will come home sometime next week. Party at finish line tomorrow, lots of teams coming in. Suzi Rose is officially the 69th team car to reach the finish. |
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| Ulaanbaatar - Mongolia at 01:51 on The Sleepless Knights said standing in line @ chinese embassy trying to get visa for china to take transiberian train to beijing next week. |
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Day 27 Thursday, 13 August 2009
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| Ulaanbaatar - Mongolia at 06:59 on The Sleepless Knights said Suzi Rose crossed finish under own power but is totally screwed up from truck ride. Sitting w team swift and some adventurists at line having food and drink and telling stories. Have been invited by truck family out to country home on monday for traditional Mongol experience, May go.@ |
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Day 26 Wednesday, 12 August 2009
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| Ulaanbaatar - Mongolia at 15:41 on The Sleepless Knights said 1/2 Sleepless Knights &Khan w theWind have MADE IT, Domino & Stefan in ULAANBATAAR! |
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| Arvaikheer - Mongolia at 08:26 on The Sleepless Knights said n Arvaiheer,hope i dont re'ger'gitate my lunch. No sign of cooter. I see pavement. |
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| Arvaikheer - Mongolia at 02:30 on The Sleepless Knights said who knws whre we r. We drve 2:30am2 sketchy twn w scary dogs, evn Toome ws ratled. Slept on hrdest "bed" ev. Jst drnk horse milk :=O ystrdy, caml. |
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Day 25 Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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| Bayankhongor - Mongolia at 16:24 on The Sleepless Knights said in Bajanhonger, driver of The Green Machine'a-Toome, his son "chip," cuz Walt & Stephan from team Khan w the Wind...plus Suzi Rose & Tootz,both sick but may cross finishline in next few days. We have past lots of cars die'n left and right. Oh, terrain = HARSH.@ |
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| Altay - Mongolia at 04:23 on The Sleepless Knights said in Altaj, at N 46 22. 437 E 096 15.342. KilledSuzis gearbox at N 48 14.146 E090 41.235, crazy stuff on far side of world. |
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Day 24 Monday, 10 August 2009
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| Khovd - Mongolia at 12:50 on The Sleepless Knights said leaving in a big new semi truck bound 4 Ulaanbataar two Rally cars in back...wish us odutchy. |
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| Khovd - Mongolia at 09:01 on The Sleepless Knights said in Hovd, just planned car ride in truck w Stefan from other US team, Cooter to ride w team convoy. ulaanbaatar? |
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Day 23 Sunday, 9 August 2009
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| Bayankhongor - Mongolia at 19:52 on The Sleepless Knights said Broke down, middle of nowhere. Towed 60 miles in dark on crazy mad roads. With a Kazak family but dont know where. Will tow to Khovd Mon. am and possibly turn over Rose, transmission shattered. More when we can figure it out. She's not well. A very scary day but adventure filled. |
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Day 22 Saturday, 8 August 2009
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| Tsagaannuur - Mongolia at 09:02 on The Sleepless Knights said w/ 8 teams in a ger IN Mongolia...cars are NOT. locked in border until Sat. AM,we're being fed Dinner(maybe horse) by locals...awesome. Making new friends. It is a cold,high desert where we are but all is hareoshe...great. Russian, bye bye. |
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Day 21 Friday, 7 August 2009
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| Tsagaannuur - Mongolia at 01:31 on The Sleepless Knights said at Mongolia border w 5 other teams waiting for it to open at 9am. Hope we get across today or we'll be stuck until Monday. |
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Day 19 Wednesday, 5 August 2009
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| Barnaul - Russia at 16:03 on The Sleepless Knights said Ok, should a Mexican rest. (high end & only one I have seen) have marinara on the burrito? Im not kidding, but it was so good. I know i could make a ton of money in rusky. |
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| Barnaul - Russia at 14:24 on The Sleepless Knights said standing at Lenin statue center Barnaul,last large town b4 mongolia, i think ill have Mex. Food. This side Russia is beautiful. Luv & cheers, Domino |
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| Novosibirsk - Russia at 06:41 on The Sleepless Knights said Novo. Eating & lookn @ maps, deciding if to go to Bernal, hear there is another team there. Still no MR teams but saw 6 Raid team cars at hotel. |
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Day 18 Tuesday, 4 August 2009
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| Novosibirsk - Russia at 15:37 on The Sleepless Knights said ariv'n Novosibirsk(Amazing Race city last season), stuck behind smelly pig trucks 4 2nd time today. Can you say SIBERIA |
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Day 16 Sunday, 2 August 2009
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| Novosibirsk - Russia at 13:25 on The Sleepless Knights said In OMSK, Flagman hotel(no code). Any other teams Here? Call us, Harrison/Ireland or 0017047635319. City's anniv. but totly rainy. It has been cool to be 1st Amerns in so many places. One Rusky called me C.Columbus. Paka!@ |
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Day 14 Friday, 31 July 2009
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| Chelyabinsk - Russia at 17:58 on The Sleepless Knights said URs nice. Best day yet. 15m fr Chelyabinsk-we think- @ "hotel". We are at CENTER of country. 1st day done b4 dark in week. Shower needed (+5 days). |
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| Ufa - Russia at 12:43 on The Sleepless Knights said go'n tru UFA, we'r abt 150m frm very center of EurAsia, going into Ural Mtns, wow. East Rus betr thn West. Still no other teams, 5 days.MyB M5... |
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Day 13 Thursday, 30 July 2009
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| Kazan - Russia at 12:16 on The Sleepless Knights said ok,3600 miles, Russia will change ya at 45mph. 25m East of Karzan, pulled over again, no fine- did nothing wrong. |
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Day 12 Wednesday, 29 July 2009
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| Moscow - Russia at 16:42 on The Sleepless Knights said i meant EAST Of Moscow, and make that 150 miles. 3065 miles in. |
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| Moscow - Russia at 15:40 on The Sleepless Knights said fweew, 75 miles WEST of Moscow, that city, roads & trafic INSANE. just givn russian gas flag & coffee. Awesome. On 2 Kazan. |
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Day 10 Monday, 27 July 2009
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| St. Petersburg - Russia at 14:24 on The Sleepless Knights said not much jst up tg hrs, 10hs to cross, lost othr team, worst roads in hstry 4, 3h, cldnt find hostel, pulled over 2 times, seen inside of cop card, scared beyond anything but doing fine in St. Pete, this aint Florida. |
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Day 9 Sunday, 26 July 2009
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| Helsinki - Finland at 08:48 on The Sleepless Knights said We're in Tallinn, Estonia. The winds r changing, stay tuned. |
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Day 8 Saturday, 25 July 2009
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| Stockholm - Sweden at 16:45 on The Sleepless Knights said wez on a cruise ship, a big real cruise, 16 hrs to Tallin Estonia. |
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We're almost through with Scandinavia. I am sitting in a 7-11 (which there are plenty of) in Stockholm. We camped at Horn south of here last night in a picturesque spot on right of the Baltic Sea. Tonight we sail to Tallin. We are skipping Helsinki, whihc is a hrad choice, but we want to make sure nothing goes wrong and that we get to Russia. We had a discussion last evening about how obvious we are with the car and manneguins on top. As we are both nervous about the negative possibilities, I think Cooter is a little more... Read more ... |
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Day 7 Friday, 24 July 2009
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| Jonkoping - Sweden at 16:40 on The Sleepless Knights said in the middle of sweden. Awesome drive, mostly forest, huge lake. Got another parking ticket in copenhagen. Int wanted. We plan to camp just before stockholm. Cheers |
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| Copenhagen - Denmark at 10:41 on The Sleepless Knights said we're in Copenhagen heading to gypsie village then to stockhlm, skipping helsinki heading to tallin on ferry tmrrw, russia on monday. |
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