Our fate is now firmly in the hands of a brown and gold clad delivery service called UPS. Today we removed the troublesome drive shaft that seems to have disintegrated over the previous 2,500 miles and have made arrangement to get a new shiny one delivered out to us here in Helsinki. Many thanks to Paul and colleagues at Polden Autos, Ferndown, Dorset once again for coming to our rescue and locating a new shaft for us, without this the rally for us would be completely over.
All we now need is UPS to get the thing out here to us, which hopefully will be by tomorrow noon, collect the bits scattered around the hotel's car park and put the underside of E'wn back together... what's the bet we will have a single nut and washer left over!
Right, time for some sightseeing!
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Hope and Homes http://www.hopeandhomes.org/
Work in Eastern European countries focusing on closing down the state institutions and removing children from the terrible conditions in these centres. The children are reunited with siblings, and where possible placed with their biological families. Other children are relocated to small family homes, which provide them with a loving, stimulating environment enabling them to reach their full potential.
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Support rural communities to meet their economic and social needs, helping individuals, families and communities to become more self-sufficient, diversified in their production, and better linked to local, regional and national markets. Over the past five years Mercy Corps Mongolia has established a strong reputation across the vast Gobi region, and continues to work with business associations and local organizations to ensure a robust economy that preserves ancient traditions.
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Hope and Homes http://www.hopeandhomes.org/
Work in Eastern European countries focusing on closing down the state institutions and removing children from the terrible conditions in these centres. The children are reunited with siblings, and where possible placed with their biological families. Other children are relocated to small family homes, which provide them with a loving, stimulating environment enabling them to reach their full potential.
Mercy Corps Mongolia http://www.mercycorps.org.uk/
Support rural communities to meet their economic and social needs, helping individuals, families and communities to become more self-sufficient, diversified in their production, and better linked to local, regional and national markets. Over the past five years Mercy Corps Mongolia has established a strong reputation across the vast Gobi region, and continues to work with business associations and local organizations to ensure a robust economy that preserves ancient traditions.
Please Sponsor us at http://www.willwemakeit.com/fundraiser/theseventyseveners
6 comments:
Bonsoir Cédric et Paul. Nous pensons que Saint UPS existe réellement, et qu'il peut apporter de petits cadeaux (style arbre de transmission) aux gentils petits aventuriers, à condition bien sur qu'ils soient restés bien sages même la nuit face aux splendides créatures féminines d'Helsinki. Plus sérieusement, bon courage à tous les deux et à demain pour la suite de vos aventures.
Tchao. Jean-Luc, Françoise et Plumes.
Lets hope that this will be the last of your problems.
Good luck putting it all back together, you were always good at jigsaws Paul.
love Mum and Dad x
Bonne chance et bon courage pour demain au montage de la pièce, qui j'espère va vous propulser vers le prochain pays.
Pour Cédric : embarquement ce matin de notre doudou, très content et plein de projets de visite de la belle ville de Londres. Ce changement d'air va lui faire le plus grand bien.
Il pense à vous.
Plein de pensées de la part des mémés, Gérard et MJ, Véro, Annie etc ...
On vous embrasse
les parents
Jacko - repairing those lawnmowers all those years ago must be standing you in good stead! Enjoy the breaks you get inbetween driving (and repairing!!) Bon chance! Papey
Hello! I'm on the phone to mum & dad, and mum is giving me instructions on how to send a message - a weird role reversal, if ever there was one! Hope you're ok and that you've got the car fixed - surely all you need is a paperclip????!!!!!!
Take care
from
Claire xxxxx
You guys were always my heroes.
Glad to see you are doing well.
The script for "Brokeback Mountain 2 : Return to Kazakhstan" is now complete and I will ship to you tomorrow.
Expect filming to commence next week :)
Love Gav xxxx
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