Here's a quick recap of our journey so far. This will be fast because it's internet cafes are expensive.
- Left London late due to problems installing our roof rack.
- We fixed it at Halfords in Wimbledon and still made a 730 ferry in Dover.
- Drove all night through Belgium, Germany and made it CZ before noon the next day and partied at the castle. Then camped for the night.
- Left CZ this morning and are now in Vienna in route to our luxurious Budapest apartment.
Things are going well and the car is holding up. We'll try to post a picture if we can arrage for an SD card reader here.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
crunch time
Tomorrow Justin & I (Cloud) will drive to Shepparton to pick up the over nighted roof rack & install it. Then we drive back to London & meet Bryan at Hyde park for the start at 10:30-12:30. We have to make it to the Dover ferry by 4:20 and drive on to Prauge for the rally castle party. More later. Updated via Bryan's iPhone.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Best Intentions Team Update
It's hard to believe the Mongol Rally is only a week away! We only have a couple more things to do and we'll be ready.
We may have to make some adjustments on the road, but if things go as planned this is our finalized route.
Bryan leaves for London on Tuesday to get the car ready for the start on Saturday. Cloud leaves on Wednesday night and Justin will mosey on over on Thursday evening.
Please check back after the rally starts on the 19th. We plan to update this blog as often as possible while we're on the road.
Also, if you use Twitter, you can follow our updates here.
If you've been meaning to donate, but keep forgetting- There's still time! Please use the donate buttons on our site.
Lastly, check out this article on Bryan and our team in the Austin Statesman!
We may have to make some adjustments on the road, but if things go as planned this is our finalized route.
Bryan leaves for London on Tuesday to get the car ready for the start on Saturday. Cloud leaves on Wednesday night and Justin will mosey on over on Thursday evening.
Please check back after the rally starts on the 19th. We plan to update this blog as often as possible while we're on the road.
Also, if you use Twitter, you can follow our updates here.
If you've been meaning to donate, but keep forgetting- There's still time! Please use the donate buttons on our site.
Lastly, check out this article on Bryan and our team in the Austin Statesman!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Video Tour of Our MIcra
Our car as filmed by the esteemed Nick Thorpe, another Rally particpant who has been instrumental in helping us procure, and register our vehicle.
We simply would have no way to participate in the Rally and handle the logistics without Nick. Here is a link to his site http://www.doyoudoairports.com/
We simply would have no way to participate in the Rally and handle the logistics without Nick. Here is a link to his site http://www.doyoudoairports.com/
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Our Article in the Lodi News-Sentinel
Our own Justin Farren, former resident of the Lodi, CA area was featured (along with team-mates Steven and Bryan) in the following newspaper article detailing our upcoming adventure!
Born for Adventure
Born for Adventure
Monday, March 3, 2008
A Mechanic's Dream
So here's what we know:
Roughly 10,000 miles total.
Couple thousand miles of very poor roads.
At least a thousand miles of NO roads.
Crossing rivers.
Crossing deserts.
Traversing mountains with 3 passengers and a roof full of supplies.
.. and what you see here is the machine that will carry us to our eventual destination at the capitol of Mongolia.
We've purchased our chariot for this year's Mongol Rally, a 1998 Nissan Micra. As the mechanic for this journey, I can hardly contain my excitement.
Over the next four and a half months I'll be spending late nights researching repair manuals, mechanical schematics, ordering spare parts, new parts, upgraded parts, and planning for every conceivable obstacle standing between us and our final goal.
The purchase of our vehicle is an exciting step not only for our team, but also for our sponsors, as we will be adorning our transport with the names and logos of some of the most generous and giving people we've ever known.
This really marks the beginning of the journey for me personally, and I'll be posting my thoughts and ideas on how to get this car to Mongolia frequently as out departure is just around the corner.
-Bryan
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Welcome Sponsors!!! Things are shaping up!
We're off and running now, people.
We've got a core group of sponsors that have gone above and beyond the call of duty! I'd like to highlight Josh Anderson of California who gave us a myriad of ridiculous clauses and requirements in order to honor his donation as our inagural sponsor. While the three of us are not looking forward to doing such ridiculous things as singing children songs in pirate eye patches, we will do so with a grin, and a sense of amazement at the generousity that Josh (and subsequent others) have expressed. It's really amazing what people have done.
On that note, we'd like to highlight some of our amazing corporate sponsors, without whom we'd never have a shot in making the Rally and keeping our worldly possessions in tact.
They have provided us with support, visibility, financial help, product and services that we'll need before and during the Rally....and we could not be happier at who we have on Board!
bd's mongolian barbeque has graciously taken the reins as our main sponsor for the Mongol Rally 2008. We're happy to work with the Altamonte Springs branch, as well as align with bd corporate and their personal charity efforts for the Mongolian Youth Development Foundation (MYDF). We will be doing several events with bd's in the upcoming months to raise even more money for our charities!
When we found out that it was completely organic, we were on board immediately, and contacted Batter Blaster with the hopes of getting them involved. It's going to be so awesome the first time we spray out our breakfast like it's no big deal. It's going to be more awesome when I eat all the pancakes and Steven and Bryan just stare miserably at my swollen stomach. Ahh, the good life.
Ralliers have to eat. This is fact. In addition, ralliers have to be efficient and aware of the costs associated with resturants, consumables, environmental impact, and financial impact on the charities by taking on additional expenses on the Mongol Rally.
One of our main objectives, sponsorship-wise, was to align with companies we believed in. Fozzils matches with our philosophy, perfectly. Thanks to Bart Fite of Fozzils, we'll be using their Solo product every step of the way.
We've got a core group of sponsors that have gone above and beyond the call of duty! I'd like to highlight Josh Anderson of California who gave us a myriad of ridiculous clauses and requirements in order to honor his donation as our inagural sponsor. While the three of us are not looking forward to doing such ridiculous things as singing children songs in pirate eye patches, we will do so with a grin, and a sense of amazement at the generousity that Josh (and subsequent others) have expressed. It's really amazing what people have done.
On that note, we'd like to highlight some of our amazing corporate sponsors, without whom we'd never have a shot in making the Rally and keeping our worldly possessions in tact.
They have provided us with support, visibility, financial help, product and services that we'll need before and during the Rally....and we could not be happier at who we have on Board!
bd's mongolian barbeque has graciously taken the reins as our main sponsor for the Mongol Rally 2008. We're happy to work with the Altamonte Springs branch, as well as align with bd corporate and their personal charity efforts for the Mongolian Youth Development Foundation (MYDF). We will be doing several events with bd's in the upcoming months to raise even more money for our charities!
When we found out that it was completely organic, we were on board immediately, and contacted Batter Blaster with the hopes of getting them involved. It's going to be so awesome the first time we spray out our breakfast like it's no big deal. It's going to be more awesome when I eat all the pancakes and Steven and Bryan just stare miserably at my swollen stomach. Ahh, the good life.
Ralliers have to eat. This is fact. In addition, ralliers have to be efficient and aware of the costs associated with resturants, consumables, environmental impact, and financial impact on the charities by taking on additional expenses on the Mongol Rally.One of our main objectives, sponsorship-wise, was to align with companies we believed in. Fozzils matches with our philosophy, perfectly. Thanks to Bart Fite of Fozzils, we'll be using their Solo product every step of the way.
Delta Bail is the only sponsor on our list, whose services and product we hope to never ever need during the Mongol Rally 2008. We anticipate all sorts of challenges, but if any of them involve prison or jail, we are going to lean heavily on Mark Monroe and Dallas' Delta Bail. Mark has been a personal friend to me since we were 17, and I've never met a more loyal and honest guy in my life. It shows in how he runs his business, and the level of trust his customers have in what he provides.
Again, visit www.deltabail.com for information about Texas' most respected and established Bail Bonds company.
Coleman specializes in camping and outdoor recreation products, including stoves and lanterns, propane-powered cooking appliances, high-performance coolers; catalytic heaters; weather-resistant tents, heavy duty airbeds, water recreation products, flashlights and much more. They are also one of the most prolific and respected brands in the outdoor market. We're honored to have their participation in our Mongol Rally experience. Again, visit http://www.coleman.com/ for information about Coleman Outdoor gear and camping products.
Without the above sponsors we'd be nowhere. Thank you so much for your involvement, and please know that we're looking forward to representing each of the companies involved with Best Intentions Tea and Travel, during the Mongol Rally 2008.
-Justin
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