Mongol Rally Day 25,26,27 - Dave's Bar, Ulaanbatar

Peeved Iranian knife man of  bridging loan outrage
awaits arrival of team Gobi 1 Kenobi

"The Engish swine dishonour me"

On July 22 2011 five pale faced, freshly groomed Englishmen in two peugeot 206's left the comfort of the bar at the Hope & Anchor Leamington Spa, and set course for the vast expanse of Mongolia. On August 19th at approximately 13:25 hrs and 9935 miles down the road, a phone call confirmed that they had reached the finish line and were propping up the bar in Ulaanbaatar, tired, dishevelled and stinking, but extremely content in an environment that they are very familiar with. And a very thoughtfully named bar too...... Daves Bar....., not Odvals Yak Bar or Batukans Bistro but bloody Daves Bar.  Unfortunately during their epic drive, one of the travellers was forced to return due to illness and one of the cars going kaput. He'll doubtless never forget his rally and will look "fondly" when reminiscing about the needle he had crudely inserted at the Turkish hospital. He will be as happy as any that the other mongols have made it to the finish line. The remaining four have encountered knife wielding Iranian rednecks, suicidal Romanian boy racers, gun totting police, and a drunken porn reading German landlord. One black mark however was when the lads utterly disgraced themselves and indeed the nation in upsetting little Svetlana and her family on their annual beano to the coast of the Black Sea. I hope her nightmarish vision of the unclad miscreants bobbing up and down in the surf doesn't last to long.

 Morale always seemed to be high which was without doubt a lot to do with the antics of our friend Mr Bannan or as recently dubbed, Lone Wolf McQuade. They now face about a two week train journey on the Trans Siberian Express from Ulaanbaatar to Moscow and then a flight from the Russian capital to England. I no doubt will receive more updates during their journey West, and will type up my take on any I get, in fact I foresee a lot of drink may be imbibed on the train which will always lends itself to some quite interesting texts and phone calls.

It just remains to say Congratulations to all five of the lads and for the remaining four to get back safely.....where we'll have a glass or two to celebrate the achievement.