Photo update 19: Beach life

May 25th, 2008

Dave and Pete engage in a serious bit of flopping (rules to follow)

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In a bid to break up some fire-wood, Pete and Dave have a little game of see-saw, but only succeed in looking ridiculous (especially Dave’s mincing!)

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Photo update 18: The beach

May 25th, 2008

Our gorgeous stretch of beach for a bit of well-earned R+R…

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Photo update 17: The stressful life

May 25th, 2008

Pete and Spike attract a few odd looks with an impromptu rooftop gin rummy game in Rostov

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Photo update 16: Off-road

May 25th, 2008

Kicking up some dust as we hit some off-road in Russia.  Pete was chuffed to have found somewhere where the roads ran out, like a kid with a new toy!

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Photo update 16: Chernobyl

May 25th, 2008

The guard post at the 30km exclusion zone around Chernobyl

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Photo update 15: Ukraine

May 25th, 2008

A typical tea break in Ukraine.  It appeared to be a vast, flat country which really does mirror it’s flag! 

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Photo update 14: Helping/destroying

May 25th, 2008

A Ukrainian man looking far too happy considering we’d just ripped his bumper off!  But then we did tow him to his garage…

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Photo update 14: Danger camp!

May 25th, 2008

The verdant surrounds of the game reserve that nearly got us shot!

Danger camping

Photo update 13: Lakeside camping

May 25th, 2008

A tranquil (and mosquito-ridden, naturally) place in Ukraine where we set up camp and used our funky AST sat comms equipment!

Photo update 12: Dancing in the Landy!

May 25th, 2008

We always have some cracking tunes playing ;)

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