After a huge team effort (thanks MB) Phase 1 is complete and Pete & I are in Budapest. With the assistance of our coveted Garmin we located our hotel which is walking distance to the start line - which is handy cos there is a SMOG warning in place in Budapest whereby depending on if your number plate ends in an even or odd number you'll actually be able to drive out of Budapest on Saturday?? Lucky for us we have an arabic number plate and will most likely be making some new friends by offering them a tow to the outskirts of the city!
News of Pete's epic journey (Peter of Arabia) has leaked and the international media are after him. Media Manager (Brendan) is carefully scheduling his time such that we can still check out the traditional bath houses around town and some of the subterranean Labyrinths below the streets of Budapest.
Todays Bizarre Moment - We got a bit excited today when we passed a shop which had what we presumed to be masks of Star Wars characters (just what we need for the Stars wars party at "Planet Tatooine" on Day 6 of the rally). On closer inspection they turned out to be kids school bags that were decorations in the store and not actually for sale. Never mind we'll keep searching for that elusive darth vader costume!
News of Pete's epic journey (Peter of Arabia) has leaked and the international media are after him. Media Manager (Brendan) is carefully scheduling his time such that we can still check out the traditional bath houses around town and some of the subterranean Labyrinths below the streets of Budapest.
Todays Bizarre Moment - We got a bit excited today when we passed a shop which had what we presumed to be masks of Star Wars characters (just what we need for the Stars wars party at "Planet Tatooine" on Day 6 of the rally). On closer inspection they turned out to be kids school bags that were decorations in the store and not actually for sale. Never mind we'll keep searching for that elusive darth vader costume!
Hey Brendan, Well done for getting to the start line - you've exceeded my expectations so far haha! If i'd known about the star wars party I could have given you my Darth Vader helmut (with built in voice changer) when you were last over. Ah well.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the race!