We made it into Ulaan Bataar on Friday 15th August - just under 4 weeks from leaving Hyde Park. Although the Bambi made it all the way to Mongolia with virtually no mechanical problems (only a flat battery from using the inverter to charge Al's video camera) we were forced to leave her at the border since the North Border Customs officials were not allowing any Mongol Rally cars to drive through to UB - VERY DISAPPOINTING for us as Bambi's in fantastic shape and we are very attached to her & were reluctant to leave her with the border customs guards as they seemed to be keen to take whatever we left behind for themselves. Stayed the night of the 14th with a wonderful Mongolian family who fed us and let us use their sauna, then moved all their family into one room so we could have a bedroom to ourselves - incredibly generous (we gave them whatever we had salvaged from the van as a present, including our generator and the little guitar we'd  brought along which was very much appreciated)

Al flew direct to Hong Kong on the 15th and my flight home is on the 19th. We've had a fantastic rally - have met some incredibly generous people along the way and will keep the stunning scenery of Siberia and the beauty of the Ukraine with us for years to come.

The Africa Rally looks like it may be one to consider for 2010...!