Sorted out the Azerbaijan visa problem then hit another problem, so we're changing the route!

It's over! Arrived at Gatwick airport. It's good to be home!

Wheee! Bought train tickets yesterday to Moscow before getting Russian visas, which we begged and cajoled to get 30 minutes after the embassy closed (we had to go back to the trainline to get more pieces of paper with stamps on). Got the visas this morning and said goodbye to the charity people - who have in the last two days befriended us, helped us, and been constantly cheerful and enthusiastic. Thank you CDPF and the Mongolia Rally organisers and volunteers and everyone who helped or donated! We are sad it's over :( Moscow in four days, then we will fly home. See you in Blighty soon! - FFP

We made it! 4 team members, 16 limbs, 1 car, 5 wheels, all intact! Just been served cheeseburger and fries by the charity people, who clearly know what people want on finishing the rally!

1100 BST, 13th Aug: 'The only appropriate recommendation should be that snatch towing should not be carried out at all.' - Four-by-four driving, Tom Sheppard. We didn't know the Mongolian for 'for the love of God, NO!', and, well, it worked. But please, dear readers, do NOT try this at home! Note for future: river crossings 50cm deep good, 60cm of boggy mud bad.

camped here thinking we were in sight of lake hyargas. We're not. Not using gps to navigate, so only you can laugh at how wrong we are (don't tell us!). still heading east so no worries - the lake is 60km wide so we can't possibly miss it, right? Right?