Prague at Last

Okay. So we brokedown before the Rally even began. Did you think we were going to pack it up and come home? Of course not (sorry mom) and despite all odds - we have made it to Prague! We still have to install our roof rack and get spare tires and a few more supplies but...sorry for you naysayers...things are coming along smashingly. We left the hotel in London at 8am in a convoy with 4 other teams and headed towards Hyde Park. Nearly half way there, we had to get out and push...not our our car, but the SOLAR - yes I said SOLAR - powered 2CV that our friends in the Green Team are daringly driving.

On to Hyde Park. We fought our way through all the London traffic and confusion. And after many trips around many roundabouts we stumbled upon Victoria's Gate and proceeded to the launch event where we were given a prime parking spot in front of the stage. I can't wait to post pictures of all the imaginative creations that people created out of crappy underpowered vehicles. I was glad for the opportunity seeing them there considering how many of them won't make it to Mongolia. We ran into the Windmill Giants team also from NYC. They promptly told us about their newest sponsor - the borough of Westminister had towed their car at the crack of dawn on the day of the launch. They were able to get it back thankfully - complete with a giant orange sticker listing their parking infraction.

To anyone who is considering driving in London - don't. We toured the sights with many other ralliers on the way out of London simply because we were hopelessly lost. The Queen sends her love.

After managing to get out of London, we headed towards our rendevous with our Sea France ferry and the beautiful city of Dover. And yes the white cliffs are quite spectacular. Discussions on the ferry led to a four team convoy to Prague. We drove, and drove, and drove. We overheated. We fixed the problem. We stopped for bathrooms, petrol and caffine...lots of caffine. No sleep and more than 24 hours after leaving our London hotel, we made it to our digs in Prague. Onward ho...