We have set up this little site/blog so we can record and update all the details of our journey in the Dumball Rally 2009.
But the Dumball doesn't just start with us on a ferry at Harwich on 15th May 2009, oh no! Our journey has already begun, albeit on a very un-exciting scale at first - sitting in front of a computer, looking for cars/vans/buses on eBay worth less than £400 that look like (or could possibly be turned into) a sheep, and trying to fathom out what we need to do to get a Russian visa sorted out.
So, this is where it all starts. Where will it all end??! um...Helsinki.
We are team 'Ewe-Turn', an intrepid trio of travellers who are joining the Dumball Rally 2009, dressed up as sheep, raising money for Children with Leukaemia.
We'll be driving an old banger 2,082 miles across Europe from Harwich to Helsinki in 8 days - all for charity, mate!
Starting in the Uk from the port of Harwich we take an overnight ferry to to Denmark, then on to Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and finishing in Helsinki, Finland.
Dumball Web Links:
Our charity fundraising page for Children with Leukaemia
(Please, please spare a little for our cause! Thank you, thank you!)
Official Dumball 2009 website
Travel itinerary:
Friday 15th May - Harwich to Esbjerg - 389 miles, by boat
We meet at Harwich ferry terminal for the evening ferry dressed to the nines in our fancy dress, with are cars pimped up, all ready to rock. We get on the ferry - then we have a big old party. The Dumball has begun, and this time: it's on a boat.
Saturday 16th May - Esbjerg to Ystad - 236 miles
We leave the ferry at a comfortable 1pm in Esbjerg, Denmark. Now the clock is ticking. We have 9 hours to get across Denmark, over the largest suspension bridge in Europe into Sweden and down to Ystad - where another ferry awaits us to take us to Poland. Yes, its another night at sea.
Sunday 17th May - Ystad to Gdansk - 324 miles, land and sea
Bright and early at 7am we leave the ferry and arrive in Poland, now we drive a mere 200 miles to the picturesque fishing port of Gdansk, where we will experience our first night on Eastern European soil.
Monday 18th May - Gdansk to Kaunas - 272 miles
The convoy hits the road and heads East to Lithuania, and it's second largest city: Kaunas.
Tuesday 19th May - Kaunas to Riga - 159 miles
We drive north deep into the Baltic states, its a straight road all the way to Riga in Latvia, so hopefully no-one will get lost...
Wednesday 20th May - Riga to Tallin - 197 miles
Northward bound again. After no-doubt a lively evening in Riga, we're back on the road and heading for the capital of Estonia: Tallin, on it's northern coast.
Thursday 21st May - Tallin to St Petersburg - 234 miles
A big day. How long will we wait on the Russian border? Will they even let us in? Who forgot their visa?
Lets hope the Ruski's see the funny side of all of this and grant us safe passage though their crumbling superpower of a country!
Friday 22nd May - St Petersburg to Helsinki - 271 miles
It's the final leg of our epic adventure! We follow the coast out towards Helsinki where we will receive a hero's welcome at our resort. They say that summer begins in May there - so maybe even the sun will shine on us as we arrive.
Bring it on...
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