More rally departures

Post by **Carl** » 04 Sep 2006 10:20 pm

foggyjames wrote:"Are you sure this is where SteveP said the dogging was happening?!"

LMAO, you dirty dirty man!

Back on topic... if you wanna keep up to date with the boys, as well as the Himalayan Drive website you can also look at http://www.plett.co.uk/himalayandrive/ for up-to-date text messages from Nick and Chris - slightly more tongue in cheek (if a little breif) compared to the official website

Post by **redline** » 04 Sep 2006 10:32 pm

foggyjames wrote:"Are you sure this is where SteveP said the dogging was happening?!"

cheers

James

now . you see, I didnt even go there lol

Post by **Chris_C** » 10 Sep 2006 07:15 pm

Ello everybody! Very very quick post, am in Iran in a 5* hotel, we got through the prague effort a day or two before the gumball and czeck recks guys, so we have been lucky so far with borders.

Rover holding up well, even though I kinda put it in a ditch... but all is well, and some locals helped pull it out and them forced us to hve luch with them! Amazing scenary out here, but bloody tiring, averaging over 500k's a day. Did manage 80ish on a stretch of gravel... Nick was a whiter shade than normal

You need to experience the driving over here... undertaking on an unsurfaced A road on a blind bend anyone? Thats the good guys... Still, seems the way to cope is to mirror and blend in, Nick seems to go white when I do that too....

He says I'm a hooligan... ah well

See you soon,

Chris and Nick

(btw, as well as being in 5* hotels quite a lot, I paid 4 times as much for a steak today as for 30litres of petrol. Ok, so its like gnats p*ss... but 2 dollars?!?!?!

Post by **Chris_C** » 10 Sep 2006 07:19 pm

Carls right, just reading the official site... it seems to be padded from what we say!

Post by **jtbo** » 10 Sep 2006 07:24 pm

Sounds really great

It must feel like real adventure to go all those places and sounds like traffic is almost like mountain roads in Italy

Good luck for rest of journey, sounds like some is needed with that traffic, remember to take tons of pics so we can drool our keyboards wet when you return

Post by **Chris_C** » 10 Sep 2006 07:31 pm

It is a proper adventure, its really strange how different everwhere is, its all blending together all ready, but we have been making a daily log. Will explain proper when I get back. Just can't get over how different neighbouring countries are, sometimes town no more than 10m apart are completely different, and you can see how tourism changes an area. Still lots of piccies so far, and some video. And then best bits to come.

Nicks on my shoulder, and just mentions how different the border towns are to the main countries, the first 10miles in are completely diferent to the rest of it. Anyway, best go and get some kip, 10:00 here, beddy byes time, getting up at silly o clock.

See you on the 30th ish!

Post by **petefarrell360** » 10 Sep 2006 09:36 pm

Good work chaps! Take it steady gents, a ditch aye!

Souinds like a good laugh, look after yourselves.
Pete

Post by **pettaw** » 10 Sep 2006 10:00 pm

Yeah, glad you're all OK. I see you used all your driving skills there putting the car in a ditch

Stay safe guys and see ya later.

Post by **Carl** » 10 Sep 2006 10:07 pm

A ditch? He he he, not used to this FWD malarkly, eh?

Post by **Carl** » 25 Sep 2006 11:34 pm

Just been looking for summat on my local paper's website and came across this odd couple:
http://3401.e-printphoto.co.uk/nqsoutha ... ction=view
And if you like this pic you can order your 30"x20" copy today. Eeeek

Post by **petefarrell360** » 25 Sep 2006 11:40 pm

LOL. odd.......... indeed!

Looks like they've made it 6700 miles later!
Pete

Post by **Chris_C** » 26 Sep 2006 01:42 pm

Post by **jtbo** » 30 Sep 2006 08:24 pm

That is lot of sand, very lot of sand

Great photos from beautiful places there

Post by **Bilbo** » 07 Nov 2006 05:38 pm

i see you in the latest retro !! dec06 page 008
no metion of v3m tho

nice 1