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Thanks and kudos to AQL for the SMS to email service that made this possible!

Here are the latest blogs from all the teams on the rally. Only teams that have included location data in their blogs appear on the map, and their location is the last one we know about; having said that, we do try to add their location if they mention where they are!

Monday 17 Jun 2013 18:36
Meetings and Clips
by Paul Nicholls of Bearded Dragons

So the weekend before last we all met up at Team Bearded Dragon's southern HQ to start finalising plans for the trip and give everyone the chance to get some Bertie driving practice in. 

It was also a good opportunity to make some of the minor repairs Bertie needs... If you have an LDV Convoy with door issues, Charlie and Tom are now experts in door fixing!

Bertie DoorBertie Door

We also used our first (genuine, of course) Jubilee Clip to repair a loose air duct under the bonnet. Only the finest Hose Clips are good enough for our Bertie!  read more »

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Monday 17 Jun 2013 17:36
No rest for the wicked!
by Melissa of The Eventualists
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Monday 17 Jun 2013 15:03
P64 khovd. First shower in a...
via SMS by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
P64 khovd. First shower in a week.and needed! Particularly after a few evenings of Russian vodka enjoying spectacular scenery.
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Saturday 15 Jun 2013 13:48
made it to Mongolia and it...
via SMS with map coords by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
made it to Mongolia and it doesn't disappoint. Prize for anyone who guesses just how long our last border crossing took though!!
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Saturday 15 Jun 2013 07:03
having a spot of bread and cheese...
via SMS with map coords by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
having a spot of bread and cheese in.the no.man's land between Russia and Mongolia. A bit chilly but lovely views
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Saturday 15 Jun 2013 03:03
altai republic. The past couple...
via SMS with map coords by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
altai republic. The past couple of days have been a bit of a blur of vodka and homemade cherry brandy. Experienced some lovely Russian hospitality and had a day trip driving on one of the most dangerous roads in Russia apparently. Off to the Mongolian border today.
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Friday 14 Jun 2013 11:53
Gone fishing
by Charles Hutley of Mongolia Charity Rally 2013
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Wednesday 12 Jun 2013 21:54
Cometh the hour, cometh...Tina...
by Rob Parsley of Grizzly Penguin and Friends

Right, end of the radio silence. A lot has happened in the last month to drag us kicking and screaming towards the start line (and this is meant to be the easy bit).

Since the last blog I have learned that:

* Fundraising is probably the easiest way to annoy everyone on Facebook (without getting reported to Mr Zuckerberg’s minions).  read more »

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Wednesday 12 Jun 2013 05:18
P87 barnaul. Very modern after the...
via SMS by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
P87 barnaul. Very modern after the past few weeks and the first time we have struggled for a room as hotels are full. It also seems to rain a lot in Siberia! Is there anyone going on the rally who will have any space in their luggage to take a few things home from ub for us?
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Tuesday 11 Jun 2013 06:18
P55 semey. Well actually this...
via SMS by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
P55 semey. Well actually this morning we are at the Kazakh Russian border in no man's land and a thunderstorm is just beginning. Hopefully not an ominous sign when entering the motherland!!
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Sunday 09 Jun 2013 06:48
Driving across the Kazakh steppe....
via SMS with map coords by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
Driving across the Kazakh steppe. Who would have thought there would be so many bugs here! Fly swats came in useful in the war against the midges last night -thanks work people!
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Saturday 08 Jun 2013 06:33
P50 Almaty. Steve went for a...
via SMS by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
P50 Almaty. Steve went for a Kazakh haircut. Top tip bring a map for the city, or indeed even a map of Kazakhstan to help with navigation!
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Friday 07 Jun 2013 09:33
P59 Bishkek finally!found out from...
via SMS by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
P59 Bishkek finally!found out from some minibus drivers the roadblock had cleared so climbed Solomon's throne, had a final meat on a brazier and chips and set off on the long and spectacular journey to the capital. We remembered to stop at the police stop points this time so avoided another long conversation with the policemen. Also had the biggest laghman for breakfast which kept us full all day. Hail and snow near the top of the road.
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Tuesday 04 Jun 2013 04:48
P187 osh. Third day here as the...
via SMS by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
P187 osh. Third day here as the road to Bishkek is still closed at Jalalabad. Can't complain about having access to restaurants and bars for a change though as well as a friendly clean hotel with no surprise wake up calls. Seems to be the preferred choice of the local pilots too. Steve may decide to have a go at the karaoke or the firing ranges in the park today
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Monday 03 Jun 2013 03:03
P188 crossed over into Kyrgyzstan...
via SMS by Kate Yates of Team Yates Goes East
P188 crossed over into Kyrgyzstan for an evening camping with the most amazing view of the pamirs and peak Lenin. It was an incredible drive from murgab, very remote and barren, and interestingly right next to the Chinese border which was moved after Tajikistan gave them a slice of land in return for writing off some debt. Only downside to the day was the bent customs officer on the Tajik side.
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