Three days ago, our car Matilda succumbed to the elements and died in the middle of a huge sand storm.
Her front left wheel and suspension completely sheared off. Our convoy mates were valiant in their attempt to resuscitate her, with their arms bleeding from sand cuts in the height of the storm. We sold her to a local and are now completing the rest of the adventure in our convoy's cars, disappointed but not defeated!
We are now expecting to arrive by Sunday - the remaining cars are sharing breakdowns but we're all determined to finish - even if we're the first Mongol ralliers to arrive riding camels and yaks!