Mongol Rally 2010
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February 15, 2010
Preparation: New York, Washington DC, Berlin
The Mongol Rally team doesn’t launch itself. The months leading up to the journey was an adventure.
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day 0 to day 3
July 22, 2010
Stage 1: England, France, Germany
The Mongol Rally started off rough. Stephen lost his backpack in Berlin. Judy waited 14 hours at Gatwick for the team. Tom booked the wrong flight and arrived a day late.
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day 4 to day 12
July 26, 2010
Stage 2: Czech Republic, Hungary, Greece
The rally truly begins at Czech Republic. Eastern Europe gave the team the first dose of unfamiliar language, and culture.
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day 13 to day 15
August 04, 2010
Stage 3: Turkey
We encountered nothing but hospitality in Turkey. A random encounter one morning resulted in a invitation onto a boat trip to sea and a traditional home cooked meal.
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day 16 to day 21
August 07, 2010
Stage 4: Georgia, Azerbaijan
The greatest challenge for the team was the ferry across the Caspian Sea from Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan. The team waited for the ferry at at the port for miserable 4 days.
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day 22 to day 33
August 13, 2010
Stage 5: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in the world. Kazakh roads are worse than terrible. The combination of the two resulted in a very long and slow drive in the middle of nowhere to the middle of nowhere.
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day 34 to day 39
August 25, 2010
Stage 6: Russia
Siberian roads were in surprisingly good shape. We made our way from Omsk to Ulan-Ude without much trouble. Along we way we made new friends and was challenged to a could arm wrestling matches. USA 2 - RUS 0
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day 40 to day 42
August 31, 2010
Stage 7: Mongolia
The team crossed into Mongolia on September 1, 2010, after 10000 miles and 40 days on the road.
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September 29, 2010
Stage 8: Post journey
The team parted ways after the journey. Stephen boarded a train back through Russia, Judy flew to Barcelona, Tom to Paris, and Lillie returned to Berlin.
