Speed: 50 MPH
Status: Settling into 24 hour driving mode!
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Wow, what a day!
We had a truly rapturous departure from Hyde Park today. With hundreds of people turning up to say farewell to the brave/mad teams taking part in the 2008 Mongol Rally!
We led the fleet of 300 vehicles out of Hyde Park along with old red London bus driven by some mad Russians. Turning right we drove past Buckingham Palace in convoy, through Trafalgar Square before heading over the Thames and onto the motorway south for Dover and our P&O (thanks for the discount) ferry.
We boarded late because of the queues, landing in France some time early evening. As I type we're hurtling down a motorway just outside Brussels. As I look forward Stu is still driving with a massive grin on his face. Looking right Russ has settled into travelling move by watching a DVD. Looking left the sun is setting over Belgium and everything is going well! As for me, well I'm writing blogs and rigging up the laptop to the sound system to keep us amused for our trip ahead.
Tonight we'll be heading to Kenova Castle just outside Prague for a jolly good knees up. We're going to let our hair down after what has been a rather hectic few months preparing for our trip.
Photos of the launch will be online over the next day or two courtesy of the official Gobi Ambulance team photographer, Sarah-Jane
Finally we'd like to say is a massive get well soon to Mark the fourth member of team Gobi Ambulance who cannot be with us today. He's gone and broken is leg! Get well soon Mark; hope you can join us at some point.
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