John checks in with Celia via Skype as
he prepares to enjoy a full night’s rest on a proper bed. The next six nights
will be spent in sleeping bags and tents as the teams continue their trip west,
across the northern section of Mongolia, towards the Russian border.
Today was a rest day, however, most
teams did repair and maintenance on their cars. Brett and John replaced the damaged
shock, but were unable to find spare bushings. It is a public holiday –
National Children’s Day - and most shops were closed. They were able to
purchase granola bars and water to sustain them through the next few days’ long
stretches of, according to Brett, “…so much nothing” in the Gobi Desert.
When asked about what he likes about
driving in the rally, John responded that he enjoys the Time Trials. For those
unfamiliar (like Celia) with the term, it means driving “flat out” in a
specific amount of time. Some teams apparently complimented Brett on his
driving skills, and when informed that John did the driving exclaimed, “Your
Dad’s fast!”
As they drive through Mongolia in the
next few days, there will be no access to the Internet so check the ERA website
for daily Rally Reports. http://www2.endurorally.com/pp2013/reports.html
Follow Car #69 Dirk and Alexandra’s Yellow Brick tracker; zoom in and
see why rest days end up being repair days for many cars. http://my.yb.tl/2013P2P69/
Check out Car #50’s blog. There is a good photo of the two Miami cars
(#55 and #69) together. Read updates from a different source. http://rscottok.wordpress.com/
Brett with the damaged and new shock absorber.
Replacing the damaged shock.
A fellow Chelsea Football Club fan in Mongolia!
Go Chelsea!
Job done!
Brett and a security guard.
Security guards offered to clean the cars for a fee,
and after the dust of the desert, John agreed.
Little Red's clean and shiny again!
It cost $15.00 - a fortune, apparently - for two people to clean the car.
National Children's Day is a public holiday, and a No Alcoholic Day.
The rally folks, of course, availed themselves of what the hotel mini-bars had to offer.
Little Red's clean and shiny and ready to...
...pose with a lovely young lady. SMILE!
Local ladies admiring the cars.
Engaging photos.... we feel like we're there with you guys!
ReplyDeletefor the goodlooker on the left of the pic...Baby you can drive my car...
ReplyDeleteGo Johny, go go go! M
ReplyDeletePS Notice Brett's doing all the hard work.
Finally succeeded in accessing Yellow Brick tracker on car #69. Thank you Dirk and Alexandra. Good luck and regards to you both and to John and Brett in Little Red. MM.
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