Our gallant foursome have chosen the dubious delights of Dave's Bar to celebrate the accomplishment of crossing the finish line in Ulaanbaatar. It appears that the imbibing of gargantuan amounts of vodka has led the practical joker to come to the fore. A message from James states:
"Dai and Steve make schoolboy error last night and gave me the key to their room. I went in turned the air con/heater up to 30 degrees, take battery out of the remote,close all windows, and shut the door. When they returned lashed, it was like sauna. Also Lone Wolf inebriated does belly dance on stage". JAPS log.
Before the rally kicked off a book was being run as to how much weight the five lads may loose during the trek. All those that had a wager on Dai or Steve to loose the most will read the above quote with contentment as James may have just earned them a bob or two. Nevertheless the thought of the two unfortunate wretches of James' horseplay, lying buck naked, perspiring heavily and emitting wind from various orifices is not an image one should dwell upon. Lone Wolf too has been in a celebratory mood it seems. His ample girth seems to have held him in good stead as he is said to have performed some adroit dance choreography on the stage at what I assume was Dave's Bar. Anyone hapless enough to be sharing the stage with Lone Wolf whilst he was pirouetting may well have received a nasty clout due to his swinging paunch and would undoubtedly have been sent spiralling, legs akimbo, off the stage. For those who put their money on Lone Wolf to loose the weight?.... well they may now have a glimmer of hope due to the exertions on his part..........or perhaps not.
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| Overcome with emotion, female disciples in Russia of Lone Wolf McQuade watch agog, as he gets tangled in heavy curtain |
"1st stage done. Keep the blog going, getting the Vodka Express on Tuesday on route for Moscow. Lone Wolf sleep walking last night shouting for me (Jim) and Steve. He got tangled up in some heavy curtains and could not get out".
A long journey on the Trans-Siberian Express now awaits the four as they head for the Russian capital. Quite what any commuters boarding the morning train make of this primitive looking tribe of Westerners is anyone's guess. The network of villages, towns, and cities in Russia on route, will obviously be told in advance of the arrival of the legendary Lone Wolf ....The Enlightened One. I envisage garlands and tick-a-tape at many of these places as Lone Wolf and his entourage grace their home towns. Children will be thrust before him by adoring mothers in the hope of passing on some of his acumen. He'll perform christenings in rivers, speeches, and of course his belly dance. Unmarried females will frolic and giggle in the hope of catching his eye as they glimpse this infinite spirit for the first time.
And all that the Chosen One will ask in return is ? ........ of course.......................Vodka.
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