Well today we left China and arrived in Kazakhstan. The crossing was well organised and we seem to get fast track treatment. Everyone loved the mini. The guard In Kazakhstan had 4 family members on the phone as he showed car and then stamped my form and told me to get...

I’ve just realised after 13 days in ( and 24 more to go) that not everyone e knows about the app sportify. Free to download ( see pictures below you can see daily the results as they come in video highlights u see media and lots of other useless information. Off to...

Well made the hotel in back of flat bed. Sweep mechanics amazing and have found a solution to the sheered nut on the radius arm. An hour later all back together and ready for us to cross into Kazakhstan tomorrow. Magic. Spare parts being flown to Baku so hopefully we...

Well the first day Stuart and I were not too stressed. We had a late start / car was prepped/ and the route not too long We did well today and tomorrow I’ll add information on Sportify App which for those of interested can down load and look on how we are doing and...

Well day 11 is now done and tomorrow we are off for our last night camping in china We did 600km today and the car behaved so well But thought I post some pictures of the national park we drove through and the country side. China are very proud of their culture and so...

So in our trip we have 9 days camping I think a few think it’s glamping! Well let me set everyone straight. The tents are basic as are toilets but we do have e showers and the do create great food given the conditions. Last night was like living in a force 4 gale....

Today was the toughest day of the rally so far. Not just for us but almost everyone Dirt roads for 90% of the day in 35c. But 4 S because 1. Sump gard. Without this today the Mini would be broken in pieces. We spend so much of the day with rocks banging g underneath...

Well we made it through 1 week (20% done) and today is a non driving day. We have spent the morning doing lots of TLC to the Mini We are in a lovely hotel called Silk Road Dunhuang so having spent the morning talking care of the mini this afternoon we will both have a...

So day 7 was full of adventure. I was going to call today Bad luck but I changed my mind. We had been running 32 ( out 90 cars still in) That all changed today ( we are now 64) It started as we headed out of town and 15km missed our turning The next market was 38km up...