| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Irkutsk(Russia) | 05:46 on 23-08-2007 |
| CV joint finally gave up ghost last night after 65hrs of driving thru Russia. Found garage open @ 1am & after a night of 5 in an ICV, on rd again! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Novosibirsk(Russia) | 09:56 on 21-08-2007 |
| so far in the last 34hrs: 1000 miles, a border x-ing, 2 time zones & still going! Soph did a cracking night drive whilst H slept in the back of the ICV! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 15:23 on 19-08-2007 |
| camp' nr Russ border. Rds bad altho Soph slept thru worst! Out of local money & H managed 2 make 1/4 tank fuel last 200km! Alex not well, spent day asleep! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 02:21 on 19-08-2007 |
| nr andreevka,late start yest fm lake kapsagaj meant not as much progress as liked,rds gd-ish tho,up early2go semey.friendly people&horse herds!:) daisy gd! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Almaty(Kazakhstan) | 05:51 on 18-08-2007 |
| border x-ing mad! Free4all! Met mafia! Stopped@rdside cafe4 soup&kebab.Cdn't find lake we wanted2camp by but found this morning&had swim!g8 country! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Biskek(Kyrgystan) | 08:19 on 17-08-2007 |
| camped nr Nat Pk just o'side B'kek. V. difficult to find a field! Been on rd w. a non-MR team fm Devon. Swam in lge lake in m'tains. Out of this world! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 08:54 on 16-08-2007 |
| kyg up early2border,v.friendly guards:)kygz beautiful.camped bestspot in world,next 2river,off rd,v.hard4cars2get bk,helen been swimmin2,off2bishkek!all gd! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 08:42 on 16-08-2007 |
| tues still drivin stopped4lunch in tashkent&met up with friends,convoy ice cream&mitchell bro's 2wards krg,stopped&camped in uzbek,beyond shattered! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 06:53 on 14-08-2007 |
| stopped 4 picnic brekkie after another all-nighter. 3hrs fm border 2 Samar, Umed, don't think so!:) 14hrs on rd from leaving ST +5hrs@border. Cars unloaded! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 11:48 on 13-08-2007 |
| Got to sword-teppa and had warm welcome,got to be guests at a traditional tajik wedding and danced the night away with the locals :) great place :) | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Dushanbe(Tajikistan) | 06:03 on 12-08-2007 |
|
drove from nr border 2capital.took15 hrs&drove through most stunnin country so far,gobsmacked!even drove through glacier@3400m.v.hard roads tho! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 05:05 on 11-08-2007 |
| Dear Tom & Cathie, Greetings fm Tajikistan! Wishing you many yrs of love & happiness. Although I am not with you, you are in my thoughts. Much love, Helen x | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 18:24 on 10-08-2007 |
| Moved off from samarkand around 5 with diminished convoy 2go 2tajik border,bribed with furry dice&played mini guitar,was dark so stayin in dump@1st town! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Samarkand(Uzbekistan) | 06:31 on 10-08-2007 |
| easy drive yesterday afternoon. Nice hostel, good food, good company. Had B'day cake for Andrew and dodgy 10% home brewed Uzbek beer! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Bukhara(Uzbekistan) | 11:53 on 09-08-2007 |
| arrived last nite after 30hrs drivin from balkanabat,v.hot desert rd2uzbek.last thru border.went out in eve,found ourselves in uzbek niteclub brothel! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 16:41 on 07-08-2007 |
| FAO Nick: watched stars over Turkmen oil fields last night, so beautiful and clear! Many more than I've ever seen before. Even saw shooting stars! Helen | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 16:09 on 07-08-2007 |
| National catastrophe narrowly avoided, when under imminent threat of deportation, prison &/or large fine, Brit Emb came thru @5pm w. unheard of exit visas! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 12:38 on 06-08-2007 |
| Turkmenistan! Sun pm:35hrs on boat, 3hrs 2 get off boat, 5hrs 2 clear immigration! Stopped 4 swim in Casp Sea. Saw camels!On way 4 meal @ Burren Base Camp. | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 04:03 on 05-08-2007 |
| Caspian Sea! Left Baku @ 8.45, been here since 11! Hot, frustrating day but just b4 boarding able 2 change 2 rally wheels & sell alloys to port official! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Baku(Azerbaijan) | 06:49 on 03-08-2007 |
| in baku,arrived late last nite,went bar meet other teams, played pool!very humid.tryin 2 get ferry fri.scenic drive :) | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 19:24 on 01-08-2007 |
| Az, nr Geo bdr. Border Guard Babes went down a storm & got the 3 cars thru in just over 4hrs. Georgia stunning. 2hrs kip in last 2dys, so looking 4 a hotel | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 01:37 on 01-08-2007 |
| just stopped driving after 20hrs+ Took obscure rd from border, xtreme 5hrs offroad. Got help from truckers, stopped til daylite 2 x stream on mountain pass! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 19:53 on 31-07-2007 |
| Georgia! Ended up @ border by accident. Took a while but no real problems. Border town crappy so driving with WWR thru mountains 2 next big town. | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 21:13 on 30-07-2007 |
| nr Samsun. Visa sorted, on the way now! Convoying w.WWR. Turkish scenery stunning, beautiful harvest moon. Want to get to Georgia border 2moro, 8hr drive! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Ankara(Turkey) | 17:04 on 29-07-2007 |
| beautiful drive 2 Ankara 2 sort out visa 2moro. Got a bit lost, but policemen v. helpful! V. hot, 37degC. Had delic choc cakes. Nice hotel w. air con! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Unknown | 07:37 on 29-07-2007 |
| amasra.travelled 2 black sea through beautiful mountains.settled in campsite early.went in c,good place,company,splitting convoy sunday as we're 2 ankara | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Istanbul(Turkey) | 21:47 on 27-07-2007 |
| made it 2 Asia! Met MR casualties @ Turk border. Amazing drive over bridge @ Istanbul! Daisy's had lots of attention 2day. Still w.S&C, about 2 hit hay! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Plovdiv(Bulgaria) | 06:51 on 27-07-2007 |
| hard days drivin with starsky.v.hot35c romania roads were bad,crazy drivers,bulgaria mntns lovely,stayed hotel met nice people:)on rd2turkey.potholes! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Arad(Romania) | 20:33 on 25-07-2007 |
| early start, got CB radio, left Nissansdo after brekkie&caught up w.Starsky&Clutch@Rom border. Camping 2nite w.S&C @ foot of m'tains nr 2 Drac's Castle. | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Budapest(Hungary) | 23:16 on 24-07-2007 |
| delayed in Prague til 3.Hit road&now nr to Serb/Rom border. Hooked up w.Nissansdo@Slovak border, convoyed here&tenting @Truckstop. Transylvania 2moro:-) | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Prague(Czech Republic) | 21:26 on 23-07-2007 |
| End of Day 3. Leaving Prague 2moro morning Hungary/Romania. Spent day trying to get Kazak visa but no luck. Out with Wrong Way Round for dinner. | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Prague(Czech Republic) | 18:02 on 22-07-2007 |
| Arrived 6pm. Knackered, chipped windscreen, Kazak visa prob, delayed by a day, glad for rest! Just about to party! Having gr8 time!! :-) | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Frankfurt(Germany) | 00:57 on 22-07-2007 |
| Over 400 miles covered and spending night in a MackieD's car park just outside Koblenz! | ||
| Team Driving Miss Daisy | Location Dover(United Kingdom) | 16:56 on 21-07-2007 |
| Still in one piece! Cadbury's Heroes going down well!! :-) | ||
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