Monday 14 May 2007

The cars arrived safely

Tanggu (port)






:Which one are they in?




We took the cars out of their container today, and both fired up first time:















Customs officer phoning for orders:







:Kip gave a celebratory tootle on his bagpipes to the bemusement of the Chinese port workers, who wondered what they'd done wrong!










We're now spending an unscheduled second night here as one day wasn't enough to do all the paperwork. Still, the food and the beer are good, and so is the weather.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

''...successfully acquired some Chinese driving licences....''

Why do those words conjure up images of furtive bartering on a street corner with a Chinese forgery expert??

( I thoroughly approve!)

Nicola and Noel said...

Nicola and Noel were in Beijing to see the 'Famous Four Conquer The Gobi Desert'. (Timmy's not yet been released from quarentine at Tienjing). After two days of copious help from the authorities they finally managed to get started on new Chinese number plates (nos A0000004 and A0000005:1-3 got lost in translation). After two laps of Tiananmen Square and no clear leader the pack retired for breakfast. The initial burst of enthusiasm and subsequent restart is depicted in photos at
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?
aid=2390&l=3a26a&id=513161662
Latest news from the Famous Four is that they are crossing the border into Mongolia today into the Gobi Desert: Ulan Bator or bust.