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FRIDAY 10TH APRIL 2015 - Two wonderful bits of news - Ed, Sally, Chris and Emily have today made it safely to Caen ready for the ferry crossing in the morning. Geoff and Tom finally arrived at Bristol airport at 2am this morning and are safely home. It's been such a long and eventful trek for them all and despite the worry it has caused for them and all of us back home, I am sure they will look back with pride and have fond memories of what an awesome feat they have accomplished. 14 days on the road now with endless breakdowns and repairs, a near accident, being separated for 2 days in Morocco and having to leave one vehicle behind in Spain on the way back. Often they were sleeping in the cars and ... read more

WEDNESDAY 8TH APRIL 2015 - Well, what a day! After hours of discussion, phone calls and deliberation by the teams, Chris, Emily, Ed and Sally reluctantly carried on north last night while Geoff and Tom stayed behind in Loja to try and see if anything could be done to revive the Merc. Sadly, after lots of phone calls to everyone conceivable and looking into every single option over the course of the last 24 hours it was determined that the car could not be fixed or transported without significant delay and expense and had to be left behind. The wonderful English chap that they met after they broke down and has been helping them with transport, translations and all sorts of assistance locally has been left in charge of the Merc and will sell or scrap ... read more

MONDAY 6TH APRIL 2015 (PM) - All back in Spain and resting up in a hotel overnight. Make plans for route north in the morning and start the home stretch. Can't wait to see them all! Thanks to Tom for the pictures taken on the long trek back through Morocco yesterday.... read more

SUNDAY 5th APRIL 2015 (21.00) - 3 teams have just cleared Marrakech and are heading north towards Casablanca. Just making a fuel stop then taking it in turns driving on as far as they can tonight as they want to get the ferry across the straits tomorrow afternoon. Being separated on the way down has made them appreciate how important it is to keep the team unified and they are all sticking together like glue and really watching out for each other. Great to hear :) Comms will be better once they are back in Spain. Will update you all again when I hear from them tomorrow.... read more

SATURDAY 4TH APRIL 2015 - THEY'VE ALL MADE IT SAFELY TO MHAMID!!!! Will post pics tomorrow when they come through! Been quite a stressful day, here and there! But they have done it! Now planning their homeward journey over a beer or three! :)... read more