gissa tenner

irie ma bredren.....

awfully sorry for the lack of updates on the rally preparations of late. We've had guests staying with us hence have been swept along in a whirlwind of entertaining and drinking for the past week. Highlights were watching the majestic Cottagers (ooer) grind out a tedious 1-0 win over CSKA Sofia on Thursday (but hey, it's still live football), and a trip to Greenwich Royal Observatory and the market on Saturday. J's cousin and her husband were over, a lovely couple and no mistake.

Anyway, that is absolutely, categorically the reason for no news on the rally front - not that we haven't done loads since I last blogged. I've, err, had a quick look on Ebay for ambulances. And I tried to talk to my team mate about the issues we're facing with regard to fund-raising, vehicle restrictions etc. Unfortunately I tried to do the latter whilst a bit the worse for wear one Friday evening; suffice to say it had the opposite effect to the team-bonding I had in mind.

Anyway, we're kick-starting it all now to try and catch a bit of the charitable spirit at this time of year. All we can really do is try to find someone willing to donate a vehicle that meets all the rules - if we can't get hold of one then we need to look for a plan B. At the moment, that involves driving to Ulaan Baatar and back again. Whilst firmly wedging the trip into 'epic' status, it adds an extra week at least on to the trip and means we may well lose one of the team due to financial constraints. Hopefully it won't come to that!

Team Ulaan Bulance! Gooooooooooo!

(err, that's meant to read "go", not "goo" by the way)