London to Mongolia is their
aim
Not so
easy riders... Neil and Joanna Seabrook will be raising money for the PMH
Foundation and a Mongolian charity.
REDCLIFFE
couple Neil and Joanna Seabrook are planning what is sure to be an interesting
journey.
Next year
they will drive a car with an engine capacity of less than 1.2litres 16000km
from London to Mongolia.They will
take part in the Mongol Rally, raising funds for the Princess Margaret Hospital
Foundation and a Mongolian charity. Participants’
cars, which have to be no more than 10 years old, will be driven across
countries including Kazakhstan and Russia where, in places, roads are almost
non-existent and maps are sketchy.
A
colleague of Mr Seabrook’s, Ian Thompson, and his wife Ruby also joined up to
take part in the event and the two teams, known as Wombat-khan and Kangas-khan
have joined efforts in a goal to raise $25,000.
As well
as raising funds for charity, the teams each need about $30,000 to cover their
costs.
Mr Seabrook
and Mr Thompson are both engineers, so are confident their skills will be
helpful if anything goes wrong while on the rally. It will
be a challenge, with long days of driving, bad terrain and sleeping rough. Mr
Seabrook said jokingly there had been a few divorces and a few marriages on the
rally in the past but was sure he and his wife would get through it OK.
To follow
what should be a fascinating journey visit
ulaanbaatarorbust2013.blogspot.com.au.
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