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The Final Countdown - 14 Aug 2008
Many days have passed since the Fur Balls left Africa and attentions are now very much on a certain forthcoming adventure. However this blog has left our poor readers high and dry in Niger wondering w…
Niger - 8 Aug 2008
Hello again. Now when you left us last time our intrepid travelling idiots were bedded down in no-mans land by the Algerian border post, praying that their clutch would recover from its thrashing. Wel…
Tunis Onwards - 6 Aug 2008
Welcome again dear reader to another exciting instalment of the Furballs adventure. Now, as you are probably aware, it has been quite a while since our last upload and I can only offer my sincerest ap…
Brief Updates - 5 Aug 2008
Well dear reader please accept the fur balls sincere apologies for the disappearance of our blog updates. So severe was the drought of information, coupled with the fact that one of our deported team…
Tunisia to Tam - 1 Aug 2008
Day 14, 2487 miles run. Hark! Once again a change of author I hear you cry. Well please bear with me. As a quick reminder 2 of our early writers were deported from Tunisia and the Cheetah has now pose…
Tunisia - A rather ungentlemanly affair... - 28 Jul 2008
Well, dear reader, it is with heavy heart that your devoted penman recounts this, the last chapter to involve your once beloved furballs, Messers Tom and Charlie Esq. Even as this tale unfolds, they h…
The Undesirables - 25 Jul 2008
Good evening Rally fans. As you read this our intrepid travellers have finally reached the shores of the promised land, Africa. As you may gather from the style of prose, once again the author of thes…
Cruising the Med - 24 Jul 2008
As the fog horn sounds, and cries in unfamiliar languages of the orient are heard drifting over the gently increasing breeze, the good ship Salerno pulls out of Civitavecchia to commence her treachero…
Black Tie Camping - 23 Jul 2008
Epic overnight drive complete, the ballers eventually rolled towards the coastline of Western Italy keen to find a picturesque beachside campsite where they could recuperate, carry out running repairs…
Klenova to Saltzburg - 21 Jul 2008
Well, dear reader, they say that a change is as good as a holiday, so I hope you will thank me in allowing you a brief respite from the meandering verse of Tom as I invite you to hold my hand and skip…
Klenova - 20 Jul 2008
At the time of writing this entry in the voyage log your correspondent finds himself gazing across a rather splendid vista of rolling Czech countryside; Top Gun soundtrack serenading the world; Cheeta…
Day 1 - Departure - 18 Jul 2008
Not the smoothest of starts that one could have hoped for but, nevertheless, the intrepid fellows of Team Great Balls Of Fur have successfully overcome the trials and tribulations that were the first…
Fundraising Weekend - 22 Jun 2008
Thanks to everyone we met at the weekend, it was great to show off the van to unsuspecting members of the public and take their hard earned cash all in the name of charity! Seriously we all had a grea…
A Zebra is Born - 18 May 2008
The second van is furry and looking much like a zebra? It doesn't run yet but who's keeping tabs of the minor details. Actually acting as a team the guys rallied and attacked furring Jen with vengeanc…
The First Attempt - 10 May 2008
After a hot day hanging doors, adding seats and much playing with the engine, Ian and Craig attempt to take the van to the beach party at Middle Wallop and FAILED!! All was going well apart from the r…
Furring it up - 27 Apr 2008
Rich, Tony and Charlie have had an enjoyable day furring up the politically named van and are very pleased with the results. You can see our photos in the gallery. However it may take rather longer th…