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Nearly home

Just docking in Hull now at 7.45am, should be off 9am hopefully.



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Coming home

We are on way across the water having just left port in Zeebrugge, 14 hours to good old England.



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Last services before zeebrugge

Last fill up - nearly home!


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Last night's sunset

Last night we were heading west towards the sunset......

We're coming home!





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Distance

Just the 1006 kms to go today! It is a lovely day here in Hungary, heading over into Austria, the while way across and then up to just north of Frankfurt tonight.




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Scorchio

Driving through Austria, on the way to our overnight German stop.

Salzburg scorchio





A beautiful day!!!!!


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Hungary, Austria then Germany..

Long hall today but glorious weather, all 7 trucks rolling along nicely, 4 hours from Budapest and we're approaching Vienna...


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Location:Vienna,Austria

Sunrise in Romania

Midnight start on route to budapest, hopefully arrive at around lunchtime, jimbo doing a sterling job here on the 2nd shift of the day...



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Location:DN7,Radna,Romania

Another full on day today

Visited places today that you wouldn't believe.... Started the day buying food from the supermarket to take to the some poor houses, fair to say that we weren't prepared for what we saw... Will fill you in later though... We then went in to visit a care home supported by the charity, fantastic place where people lived in comfortable clean conditions and a happy environment ran by a team of nuns... They even made us some nice tea and cake...









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Location:Strada Spitalului,Sfântu Gheorghe,Romania

Orphanage....

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Three Little Brothers

These three brothers were abandoned by their parents months ago. If the authorities do find their parents there is every chance they will deny the children are theirs.

They share a cot for comfort.....



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Have you seen this....

You sit down mark, we'll get unloaded!



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Location:Oltului,Sfântu Gheorghe,Romania

Jim & Jim

Nothing changes!


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All done

Seen childrens homes, hospitals and care homes. They were great but all need our help. Great to see aid in situ.


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Last 2 trucks done!

Last 2 trucks all done, a sterling job from all the team...



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Location:DN13,Fișer,Romania

Busy day at the Yorkshire aid convoy office

Been busy dropping in gear at childrens hospitals and old peoples homes...








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Location:DN13,,Romania

James meets the guys at the old people's home

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Tuck shop time

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Quite a day

Well it's been quite a day... Trucks unloaded and visited some eye opening places... Will fill you in later.., only had 3 hours sleep in the last 2 days hours...

Anyway, here is a pic of rich handing out some treats to some extremely grateful children...



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Location:Castanilor,Sfântu Gheorghe,Romania

First Day

Unbelievable day. Seen poverty like you wouldn't believe, but no sad people! Maybe we miss the point? However everything we have given is so much needed. Everyone on this convoy has done themselves proud.


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First visit to the project. Water pump for the whole village

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Terry shows the kids their pics

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Cooking on gas now...

Just approaching the Romanian border... Ready for the wacky races to start into the night... Eta 3am...


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Location:Párizsi körút,Szeged,Hungary

Convoy in action

The team in action.


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Budapest

The convoy keeps on trekking!
Andrew (Captain of Industry) Hillass and his learned co pilot Rycroft junior are enjoying the sites and ready for Cocktail hour at 4.00am tomorrow!


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Ruddys.... Always ready for action

Apparently!!

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Location:Ratisbon,Germany

Hello to Cundall Manor

Hello to all at Cundall. We are All fine and fighting fit?!?!


Missing you George, Martha, Matilda and Cecily xxxxxxx

Murphy Snores

No sleep. Murphy Snores. Nobody told me that!! All is well.


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Location:Austria

5am uk time wagons roll

Up and off early for a push on to the Austrian border...


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Location:Nittendorf,Germany

Home sweet home for the night

Plenty of room!!


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Location:Riegelweg,Laaber,Germany

Bridge across the River Rhine

A view of Frankfurt.....








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Location:Longericher Straße,Cologne,Germany

2 hours in - 2 breakdowns already!

Another stop for engine malfunction! Mmmm not looking good!



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Location:Belgium

Morning all!

Nice morning in Belgium... Rough old night though... Awake every 2 hours... Managed to avoid that dodgy pint this time though!



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Location:Belgium

Rycroft is a Trucker

Here we go. Only 950k to go until we break!


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Location:Zeebrugge

Bye Bye Blighty

Goodbye Hull.....








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A tight squeeze

Just driven on board... It was a tight squeeze, all round, particularly at the top!





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Location:Delhi St,Hull,United Kingdom

Our Boat

Our boat for this evening.....





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Location:Ceylon St,Hull,United Kingdom

Murph phones the bank...

Location:Park Ave W,Hull,United Kingdom

Humber Bridge

An hour in, and after a send off from the Yorkshire Evening Post, and ITV Calendar we are approaching Hull

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Location:Ferriby Rd,Hessle,United Kingdom

Bed

This is where our cab bed should have been...the perils of
carrying two tuck boxes.

We might have to have one of our 48 Mars Bar Border Bribes to get over it

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Location:Goole,United Kingdom

We're off!!!!

2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon just left.

3 minutes in and an intense smell of burning led Gary and I to realise his portable fridge won't work of a 24 volt socket, only the 12 volt one, and the fan intakes for the fridge work a lot better if they aren't jammed against the back of the passenger seat....

It could be a long trip!

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Location:Hazel Rd,Wakefield,United Kingdom

Team briefing

Pre-departure briefing. "right lads, anybody know the way to Romania?"


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Location:Leeds,United Kingdom

Stowaways....!

Just packing and rolling up my sleeping bag, caught potential stowaways!!!



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Nice buns!

Big thank you to Sara Shaw for making us some fantastic buns for the journey, although I think they'll be lucky if they even make it to hull!


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Location:Woodlands Rd,Leeds,United Kingdom

uh oh...

Just had confirmation from Mimi at our destination - it IS snowing!

 Hello dear Mark !!!
    I think you are ready for your long trip to us.I want to tell you that at us is snowing again and it seem that will be could next week.
    Take care of you,have a good and easy trip and we are looking forward to see you all.Take care !!! See you soon !!! Mimi&Vidi