At 2:30 am, my phone rang. I must have been fast asleep because I wouldn't normally answer a phone at 2:30 in the am, but suddenly, the phone was in my hand and I was groggily rasping a "hello" into the receiver.
It was Garrick! Hooray!
Through a choppy satellite connection, he was able to give me some news of his exploits in Outer Mongolia.
He says it's cold. Crazy cold. And the yurts and tents they have been camping in have done little to keep the cold out.
He also says the roads are horrible. Worse than anyone had ever imagined. So bad in fact, that the rally association had to create a day off today since over half the entrants had broken down in the last 2 days. The support team is spread out over 100 miles of road in an effort to get everyone to the staging area in one piece and not lose any motorists (remember what happened to cars 088 and 062?). Garrick's father's car was one of those that broke down yesterday and part of the reason for Garrick's call was to recruit my services in obtaining replacement parts.
Aside from all this, he says he's having the time of his life and claims that he has no intention to do this ever again (he emphasized EVER)
He and Robert are currently in second place and a mere 10 seconds behind the winning vehicle.
Go team ladybug!
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