So here we are

So here we are... back in the... back in the back in the USSR. Ok lame attempt at humor but still. Lets see where did we leave off, ah yes! Ukraine!

We don't have much time in this lovely internet cafe so I'm just going to be very very brief. We did some swimming in the black sea. Did some driving, car blew up (again) sat at a border crossing (again. This one only took 10 hours though, not 19). Russia was fine - nothing overly spectacular. Slept in the cars more often than not also hit a hotel in Rostov but made it out of the country within 72 hours.

Crossing the Kaz border was interesting. It involved a ferry crossing at which point a certain unnamed team member (cough nick cough) was driving. I only mention this because upon boarding the ferry our exhaust system was- well lets say removed (seems nicer than "ripped off"). So now out car sounds like a true rally car.... which has its benefits- we cant really hear each other, and its draw backs... we cant really hear each other. Roads in Kaz are a bit more than rough, and it turns out not having the exhaust has given us more ground clearance now so it was a happy accident! The cuisine is meat on a stick and the majority of the water warm and bubbly. All in all though this has been an amazing country with fantastic people everywhere we look. Just a few days ago, for example, we were stopped at a petrol station (gas station for all you American readers) doing some minor repairs, like rebuilding our sump, when a young man walked over and invited the team to his house for tea. Tea turned out to be a feast fit for Camelot. We chatted, sang, laughed and ate for hours. At the same time the local news had been contacted and we were interviewed and filmed with our cars for a local interest story in Shymkent, Kaz! We are SO celebrities... but don't worry the fame hasn't gone to our heads. We still smell to high heaven and I don't for see the rally look being anything popular any time soon.

There is so much else to tell! Words alone cannot express what this trip is. So I guess that means you'll all have to wait for the slide show. We are running a bit behind schedule and not sure where that's going to put us really but we can only take one day at a time. As long as our little Delilah keeps on running we will as well! Cheers every one!

-Sean, Amy, and Nick


ps- Check out the pages of our convoy mates! You can find them on the mongol rally website...www.mongolrally.com just click on teams and look for teams Super Nova, and Golden Ouef. And thanks for the nice messages from home. We miss everyone and can't wait to see you.