I am participating in this years Mongol Rally - Poles of Inconvenience to raise money for the DEC Ukraine appeal. 

Track our progress through this link...

https://www.theadventurists.com/polesofinconvenience2022/team/going-nowhere/

Now we have hit our target we are also supporting Edenaid and their direct help with refugees on the ground in Ukraine please consider donating directly to them here... https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/troels-henriksen1

And see our daily Instagram updates on @tehourigan 

What is that well read how the curators of this rally describe it...

"The Mongol Rally was founded on the principle of driving tiny shit cars to totally ludicrous places. In 2022 because Russia is currently a no go area we launched the Poles of Inconvenience Rally so we can still get lost and stuck in stupid places. And it's turning out to be a beast of an adventure.

This un-route starts in Orkney Scotland to Czechia and finishes in Georgia but it's the Poles of Inconvenience that really bring the stupid. Think of it is as curated network of chaos.

Instead of driving straight to the finish line you can join like minded fools in seeking out totally ridiculous POI's along the way. Each carefully selected locational nugget of stupid will force adventure upon you and your tiny stead.

Some of the Poles may be inconvenient in the classic sense of being nestled in remote corners of wilderness areas. Others might be topographically inconvenient, like the top of a mountain, or in the middle of a sea of sand dunes in the Sahara and others will be logistically inconvenient." 

From the curators of chaos... The Adventurists website.

I am planning a rather squiggly route (approx 12000 miles with return journey) all the way to Georgia visiting such places as Norway, Sweden and Finland in the North to Croatia, Greece and Turkey in the South. I will work out the middle bit when they release all the POI coordinates at the start line. What could go wrong!?

Here's a link to my approximate route...

https://goo.gl/maps/spNZUXQpF5iX3VQt7

 a bit on what your donations can do...

Intense conflict in Ukraine is threatening the lives and livelihoods of civilians across the country, causing millions to flee. Homes have been destroyed. Essential services have been hit. Families have been separated. People have been injured. Lives have been lost. DEC charities and their local partners are in Ukraine and across the border in the neighbouring countries. They are working to meet the immediate needs of all people fleeing with food, water, medical assistance, protection and trauma care.£30 could provide essential hygiene supplies for three people for one month£50 could provide blankets for 4 families to keep them warm£100 could provide emergency food for two families for one month