Day 1 of the rally has come and gone. 398 kms down! While we wait for them to find a few spare moments to share their experiences with us I thought I’d call your attention to the day’s report from the event organizer. I also have a few photos courtesy of Lang’s wife, Linda. (Thanks Linda!) One last look before the rally begins. Forbidden City Great Wall ______________________________________________________ Day 1 Rankings Fritz & Lang got GOLD by making the drive... (more...)
Day 1 Fri 10th Sept – Peking to Daihai (China) – 398 km
On September - 10 - 20101 COMMENT
Navigating through Beijing
On September - 9 - 201014 COMMENTS
Big day today. We picked our car up at a warehouse near the docks. Our car started up on the very first crank! Using trip notes called Tulips¹ we navigated about 23 miles in one of the world’s busiest cities back to our hotel. Drivers along the way were honking, taking photos and waving all the way. Pretty amazing. Our 15 minutes of fame in Beijing. We missed the last turn and had to turn around and find our way back. Not a good scenario believe me. We stopped to get our bearing because... (more...)