The Mongol Rally Guys

The next day was driving from Munich to Klenova Castle, the site of the Czech-Out Party (also known as the Official Mongol Rally Launch Party). How we managed to fit all of our gear plus another two people and their bag into our car I’ll never know, but we managed it. After taking the ‘Scenic Route’ through eastern Germany and the Czech Republic (thanks Google Maps!), we ended up at the camp site for the party in mid-afternoon. Along the way we had out first car-related problem when we stopped at a gas station and noticed that the roof rack had partially collapsed. The metal support bar had cleaved the foam roof mount in hal and all of the weight on that section was scraping against the roof. I got out some rope and duct tape and fixed it as best as I could.

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