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		<title>Japan: Nagoya/Seto-The Finish Line</title>
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As got closer towards the finish line, Joel and I were quiet in the van, filled with a mixture of excitement and nervousness with our stomachs and throbbing hearts in the back of our throats. The finish line was at our yard where our van was prepped for the rally, the where the journey began [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minivanmongolrally.wordpress.com&blog=3131434&post=636&subd=minivanmongolrally&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Japan: Tokai-Hokuriku to Nagoya- The Final Home Stretch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Joel and I filled the tank for the van, and hit the road. Originally Toyama and Nagoya used to take a lot longer by car, but just June of this year they had finished a new highway that went straight through the mountains that separated the two cities. Our hearts were filled both with excitement [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minivanmongolrally.wordpress.com&blog=3131434&post=635&subd=minivanmongolrally&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Japan: Takaoka, Toyama- So close, yet so far away</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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With the sun setting and humid yet cool sea-air flowing through the van heading towards the highway, we immediately got on the phone to tell our boss that we were on our way home.
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		<title>Japan: Fushiki, Toyama, More Customs</title>
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After two nights at sea, we noticed the rocking of the ship and the speed had decreased. After breakfast we noticed the coast and more people heading to deck. We were finally back in Japan! Here&#8217;s a photo of Joel with the coast of Fushiki Port in the back.

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		<title>Bell Rus/Majuro- Ferry to Fushiki, Toyama</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Lallie finally made on the boat and we set sail. It was interesting when we went to the car port to get a few things from the car, the ferry that was previously loaded with cars, was barely full on the way back. This time our van and maybe 3 other containers where the only [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minivanmongolrally.wordpress.com&blog=3131434&post=632&subd=minivanmongolrally&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vladivostok: Customs Craziness thanks to Coincidences at the Car Wash</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Lallie&#8217;s rough look before a good pressure wash.
Lall&#8217;s had a rough time, we actually hadn&#8217;t washed her once since the launch in London, and it was time to make her shine for customs clearance according to what we heard from other people&#8217;s experiences.

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		<title>Vladivostok: Around the City</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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On top of having a full cargo load, the Bell RUS/Majuro from Fushiki, Toyama Japan comes full load, including all the walking space and pool areas filled with Japanese Exported Cars, they manually take each car the main deck by crane, and drive the rest off the car hold.

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		<title>Final Trans-Siberian Highway, Race to the Sea Terminal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
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A landmark on the outside of Usurisk, a town right before Vladivostok.
For the most part Joel and I didn&#8217;t want to over stay our welcome since Ke was feeding us at his really expensive restaurant, and he also let us do our laundry. Even though the ferry wasn&#8217;t until Monday, we were advised to make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minivanmongolrally.wordpress.com&blog=3131434&post=629&subd=minivanmongolrally&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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Ke was great in giving us a place to stay for the night, but we found out early in the morning that our ferry actually didn&#8217;t leave until Monday which was a good 5 days away, and Vladivostok was only a day and a half away. We explained our situation to Ke and he actually [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minivanmongolrally.wordpress.com&blog=3131434&post=628&subd=minivanmongolrally&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eastern Siberia: Escort out of Khabarovsk and (Chinese) Russian Hospitality</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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It had been awhile since Joel and I were in a large city, and by far Khabarovsk was the nicest and the city with the most development of all the cities we&#8217;ve seen so far. We found ourselves in the same situation of trying to find our way towards Vladivostok but got caught in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minivanmongolrally.wordpress.com&blog=3131434&post=627&subd=minivanmongolrally&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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