Arrived in Omsk after a 600+ km run through Siberian countryside. Very flat. Lots of trees. And then more trees. Roads a damn sight better than Mongolia ever dreamt of, but you have to be mighty careful of hidden holes, lumps, which as we now have no shock absorbers make you wince when you get it wrong. Which we both do. Tim and I sharing the driving, which makes it so much easier. Some cars are set up with one person doing all the driving. Mad, but each to their own.
We set the alarm this morning to make an early start, having spent all day yesterday preparing the car. Great plan. We then lost half an hour taking the wrong turn out of the car park. Hilarious... but after that we had a happy day crusing through Siberia. Ipod into the music sytem so the miles get eaten up quickly. We left before most cars, as our only gameplan is that we just want to get to Paris. We politely decline to get involved in all the competitive stuff (time trials, penalty points etc), and with 30 cars (out of 130) now looking to have had to withdraw already, we have coined our car as the Tortoise. Anyhow she went ok today.
The reception we get along the route still is extraordinary. Cameras out everwhere.
More Siberia for the next few days, so after the surreal and challenging experience we had in Mogolia, this next few days will prob be relatively boring.
As you can see, we can now publish a few more pics, which give some idea of it all
We set the alarm this morning to make an early start, having spent all day yesterday preparing the car. Great plan. We then lost half an hour taking the wrong turn out of the car park. Hilarious... but after that we had a happy day crusing through Siberia. Ipod into the music sytem so the miles get eaten up quickly. We left before most cars, as our only gameplan is that we just want to get to Paris. We politely decline to get involved in all the competitive stuff (time trials, penalty points etc), and with 30 cars (out of 130) now looking to have had to withdraw already, we have coined our car as the Tortoise. Anyhow she went ok today.
The reception we get along the route still is extraordinary. Cameras out everwhere.
More Siberia for the next few days, so after the surreal and challenging experience we had in Mogolia, this next few days will prob be relatively boring.
As you can see, we can now publish a few more pics, which give some idea of it all
1. a typical but rather surreal scene where the nomads seem to be able to catch Hollyoaks too.....
2. Michael and Robin who we all sadly miss, as their car packed up
3. Tim taking a "comfort stop" in the desert
4 comments:
love the photos, Daily Bread I see has no intention of going global; there could be delivery issues I suppose...
much love, keep going! Haroldxx
just had another look at the photos ... love the one of Tim taking a comfort stop ... is that Nigel in the foreground?!
big kiss, hrld xx
What an amazing time you're clearly having - hugely jealous sitting here in Curzon Street loving your updates - don't stop sending them whatever you do - please could you bring me a Siberian pebble?
Enjoy that Ipod and watch out for the missing bits of road.
Abel H
Darling Tim and Nigel,
This is my 3rd attempt to post - all efforts so far have failed and I keep having to re write the bloody thing! I am sorry it has taken me so long to get onto your blog, to tell the truth until today, I did not know what a blog was but I can now proudly boast of having read all of yours and loved every bit. It reminds me of Kate and my trip 25 years ago but minus the hassel of the mechanics!! I am so envious of you both, you are having such an amazing adventure and experience - everyone should be allowed a mid life crisis and go and do something like this. If anyone is interesed I feel my mid life crisis coming up and am up for suggestions!!! I am also very proud to know such handsome, bearded, British hulks, although rather like Harry I am concerned about how many changes of boxers have occured!! Well done you both for keeping yourselves and Priscilla going. Everyone at South Lodge sends you both masses of love and heaps and heaps of good luck.
all love poss
Luce
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