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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Camping gear

Posted from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.Kevin’s persuaded me to buy an airbed rather than an expanding mat thingy.  His rationale is that although it’s bulkier, it’ll give you a better night’s sleep.  I hate camping anyway, so I’ll probably end up using it to float across Mongolian rivers.          

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The first bike!

Posted from York, England, United Kingdom.Kev’s got our first bike today.  Well it started off that way, but then he couldn’t resist putting the bike into the showroom and trying to sell it on.  I managed to change his mind. I’m sure he’d have a go at selling me if I put roller blades on…         … Continue reading »

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Unfinished Business?

Posted from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.Interesting blog came through from The Adventurists, with statistics of the 2011 Rally.  You can read the full details here, but basically if a team failed to finish for whatever reason, their demise was far more likley to occur in Mongolia than in the all of the rest of the various countries en route put together. … Continue reading »

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Trip to York

Posted from York, England, United Kingdom.Had an overnight at Kev and Jackie’s, supposedly doing a bit of route planning.  More a chance to find out how Jackie felt about Kevin disappearing for seven weeks next July.   Went out later to the pub and met the guys from the motorcycling trips we’ve been on with Blazing Trails … Continue reading »

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