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What on earth are they thinking?
By David Melsome
Six friends are setting out on the road trip of a lifetime, attempting to drive from East Finchley to Mongolia in just 30 days.
Travelling in three battered old Daihatsu jeeps, the group will ride 10,000 miles of potholes through France, Slovenia, Bosnia, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to arrive at their final destination Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia.
The friends are Michael Maher, Andrew Davidson, Pete Harrison, Tom McGrath, Andy Smith and Anjohn Shome, all from East Finchley.
And why are they doing it? For charity, of course. In this case, they’re raising money for Save the Children Mongolia and the British Heart Foundation.
At the end of the journey they plan to auction their vehicles (if they’re still in one piece) to raise even more cash for the Children’s Development Protection Foundation of Mongolia.
Michael said: “We are financing the trip entirely from out own pockets with any money raised in sponsorship going direct to charities. So far we have raised just over £2,000 mainly through friends and family although we hope to at least triple this before we leave.”
Their chances of making it all the way are anyone’s guess. Their website asks: “What on earth are we thinking? Will any of the three cars make it past Iran? Who will be attacked by a yak? Is camping at the side of the road in Turkmenistan really a good idea?”
The journey starts from N2 on 27 June. To find out more and to make a donation of your own, visit www.themongolwayround.com. Good luck, gents.
The Archer Any views published here are those of the original authors, and not necessarily representative of REEF or east-finchley.com
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