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Please email hello@sariwerelate.co.uk with any messages for inclusion on this page. A fantastic effort – many, many congratulations to you all – now you’ve polished this off, fully recharged and rested – back to the day job ......!! Much love, Mum & Jim xxx ps Marcus, hope you are well and feeling fit. 17/06/2008 07:31 Wow. Congratulations. hugs and kisses. Have so enjoyed your blog. You are all true stars. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Batty G-M p.s. We need to take you out for sups - and pick every cell of your worn out brains - for guidance for our trip next Easter. 16/06/2008 16:04
Well done gang, sounds like an awesome trip and looking forward to hearing
about it when you get back. PC
16 June
2008 11:04
Hey
Rickshaw Riders….sounds like you’ve had a fantastic trip so far all round
(very jealous), and not long to go til the finish line! Brilliant work on
sleeping al fresco in tiger territory – very gallant and chivalrous
of the gents to stay up ‘on guard’ all night and let the lady sleep…! No
wonder Mills slept so well knowing that ‘Ranger Winnie’ was on look out!!
Great work with the Hindi skills VSP! Olive looks brilliant – cracking
design (am informed by a guy in our office that she originates from Kerala…)
and Padhaal and Marcus look to have mastered the petrol filling (big guns
VSP…). Looking forward to hearing all about it (hopefully over a beer in
the Dhabi…!) and seeing your photos – am expecting a few winners of the
tigers! Well done all, hope Marcus has a speedy recovery and have a safe
final leg/return home, Guy x Come on Sicknote! get better soon. Loving the blog Mills. Vanny - keep limber, I need you to open from the pigfield end... Jim x (Sayer) 12/06/2008 14:27 Justin and Eve here - MOTHER OF GOD You're pretty much there!!!!!!!!!! rock on guys has sounded absolutely amazing all the way and now you're having a chilled time, full respect, you have done fantastically and well done on the 5K. Olive looks brilliant, you guys must be the talk of every street. Imagine it has been high five heaven, no, i know it will have been high five heaven. Tiger luck too, cant wait to see the pictures and film.... Vin have spoken to your Mum and she and whole family are all really well. Just got back from hols myself last night, cracking break and i imagine it was quite the opposite to your mission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Took a boat out and had to be saved by the lifeboat people, quite a swell got up and i got excitable!!!! ooh and i know why you decided to give Vin a room of his own that one night - I can only imagine he needed some light hand relief after the bumpy ride. Good luck with the last 80 miles. Marcus - don't go showing Vin up on the cricket pitch now - he has his race to impress!!!!!!!!!!! Mills - full respect to you hun, putting up with those lads and their map reading. I know you will have looked after them. Chow for now, let us know when you have finished. Vin, love your work big man, any luck with the real reason you are out there?? wife???????????? Love you all, J & Evie xxxxx p.s. not on your facebook thingy x 11/06/2008 20:10 Congratulations on ‘nearly’ reaching Pondicherry so fast – complete with the odd game of cricket and pool on the way- it sounds a real coordinated team. I bet the sea breeze, baths and beach feel good - but don’t you just hanker for a bit of dust, sweat, shaking in the tuc-tuc and crazy lorries, not to mention the occasional smelly dead cow? Love Jim & Mum 11/06/2008 18:08
WOW!! You
have done so well! Really hope you enjoy your 3 nights stay in
Mammallapuram (if I spelt that right!) We are rooting for you!!!! So
proud of the 3 of you!!!! Raaja, Sim is nearly sitting up on her own,
thought you might want to know!
Ritu,
Sukh,
Saihaj
and
Simran
we are incredibly amazed with what you have done, the three of you....... a great blog Millie ...so funny! Have a great stay in Mamallapuram... when you say it quick it sounds like a puja, hope you will have a few celebrations. It seems Marcus has remembered his engine routines .....and resting them ... from past barge experience? Vinny - clearly a star, multi-tasking, keeping northern locals entertained and impressed! Lol, Mum, Jim and furrypaws xxx 10/06/2008 09:01 Dear Team Sari we're late, This is your south coast chapter here. Glad to hear that all is well. The big question we all want answering is, has Vanraaj found his bride yet? There is a lot of money riding on this and I for one need him to come back home alive and married! I look forward to some good news! George xx 09/06/2008 19:37 Hey there, you crazy pair! Glad to see you’re making headway. I think Marcus should wear the turban for the wedding. He looks dapper. Keep up the fabulous work; next time I think you should pedal round India… Leelee said he’ll sort out the blisters on your bottoms when you get home. Lots of love, Kate and Lee xxx 09/06/2008 12:55 Hey to the turbanated trio, Sorry but despite being bosom buddies for about 14 years, Vinny only managed to tell me about the trip at the airport prior to departure. It looks like fun and worthwhile. Hope you enjoy every step of the journey and I shall enjoy your blog every step of the way.... Godspeed. Ehi xxx 09/06/2008 12:38 Hello my loves, sorry! I have been very slow off the mark with this whole thing. Have been so busy since you left and have only just found your fabulous blog. Haven't had chance to read it but have a rare and blissful night in this eve so am going to read your whole saga. Hope you're managing to stay happy through what must be a bloody gruelling and terrifying not to mention very dirty time! I'm sure it's amazing in a way. But think of how amazing it will be when you've finished! You can dine out on the stories for the rest of your life and need never do a dangerous or adventurous thing ever again!!! Marcus - the greatest of respect (or perhaps you're just a bit touched in the head like our lovely bride!) for doing this as your first travelling experience. Will it be your last is the question?! In an entirely non morbid way.... Well - you nutty lot keep yourselves safe and happy. I don't want any delay to that special day where I get to disport myself in a peach blancmange. Big kisses and congrats so far... xxxxx (Becks) 09/06/2008 11:42 Guys, wow just caught up on your blog, sounds amazing although at the same time terrifying. Keep with it you are doing a fantastic job for two very worthwhile charities, love the blog and pictures. Much Love Ronnie and Natalie xx 08/06/2008 18:03 hi guys - enjoying the blog - makes for a good read especially now it has some pics! sounds like you're almost there already with only 100 miles to the coast. good effort & speedy! Olive - what a little beauty - v impressed with your artistic talent. can you please do that to my car?? sounds like a mechanic was a much higher priority than a doctor prior to this trip. Glad you're all in one piece and no stories of 'snapped' ankles unlike that other chap,... good to hear you are all in one piece & marcus still looks a decent size after his fears of withering away... he just needs to backpackers wife beater now... enjoy the last bit and hope olive holds out, love to all tamsin / titch xxx 08/06/2008 13:50 hello, enjoying the blog, sounds amazing what you are doing.... keep going as you started, glad you've seen a tiger.. love doug and pat 08/06/2008 12:58 fantastic progress, and isn’t Olive a beauty!! – a well drilled, efficient team, early to bed and fast morning starts... love the stats page ... and of course a spot of cricket along the way, what an operation! Nearly by the sea, yay! Mum, Jim and entourage xx 08/06/2008 09:35 Sounds like ur all having quite an adventure, and well done for keeping the blog up to date so regularly Mills!! Hope the rest of the journey runs trouble free, you have made loads of progress so far, that is great! And Olive looks marvellous! Ritu Sukh Saihaj and Simran xxxxx 07/06/2008 09:15 The tiger hunt sounds fantastic. Glad you're having time for such things as well as just ‘hitting the road’. Love from Jim & Mum 06/06/2008 06:09 Hello my intrepid travellers. Oh me oh my, what adventures are afoot. Am loving the blog soldier Millsie. What a trooper Olive is. I say it is all down to the expertise of the mechanically minded drivers - I've always said that Vinny was wasted in film. Our Mills, you will be delighted to hear that plans are coming along a treat for your Hen - and I promise there will no gaffa tape and sandpaper in sight. Not for fixing spark plugs anyway. Keep safe kiddos. Love y'all. Smackeroonies. Suse xxxx 05/06/2008 21:12 blimey.... blooming nail biting stuff ... not reading this stuff late at night I can tell you, need my sleep – glad you got the photo-shoot in – big kiss to Olive – atta gel.... sprinkling magic dust on the 3 drivers, it’s all a dream .. pondicherry is calling you in the mists... it’s only a matter of time and tyres .... well done chaps, good going ....stirling postings by Pippa! ... M, J Warwicks & pussos wiv slurps/purrs xx 05/06/2008 08:32
Just reading up on your exploits and sounds
like you are all doing great!!! There is nothing quite like driving in
India, I wouldn't even try!!! Looking forward to seeing pics of Olive
too! Raaja, we're missing you loads!!! Mills and Marco, hope he manages
to communicate with the locals ok for you!! You'll have to record one of
his conversations for me! Love
Ritu,
Sukh,
Saihaj
and
Simran!xxxxx Go team go! Reading your blog daily and loving it. Super-impressed you haven't crashed Olive yet... long may it continue. Looking forward to hearing about Vinnie's first dance-off with the locals... Loads of love, Cod xxxx 04/06/2008 15:58 Hey vin et al, sounds like you are having a ball. Hope you managed to find those tigers before they found you. Keep pedalling and you'll be in Pondicherry in no time! Enjoy, Rich (Collett) 04/06/2008 14:29 wot a cracking start ... just catching up on blog, can’t wait to see the ‘mean machine’ in technicolour and following the rest of the route! Go well. Mum, Jim and the rest of the Warwickshire lot xxx 03/06/2008 23:19 Magic to catch up on your progress, sorry to hear you keep breaking down. How are your bums doing on the little seats, the bumpy roads and the 13 hour drives? Dungarilla x 03/06/2008 15:04 Well done team for surviving the first few days. I want to see some pictures of your flower power rickshaw please - i wonder who the artistic director on that one was! Looking forward to the updates... waff xxx 03/06/2008 14:40 Hey Dudes,How fab does the last few days sound! Massive good luck for the start and look forward to catching up on all your adventures whilst I'm chained to my desk of doom.. Loads of Love xx (Helen Boyle) 02/06/2008 20:24 Hey Mocha Bear, How’s it all going?? Been watching the web site for updates and all looks like its going well so far…Very jealous of the adventure and can’t wait for you to bore me with more stores of how your pants managed to save the whole rickshaw race from local tribes J Say high and best of luck to Mills & Marcus for me Bru. Big Love E (Edward King) 02/06/2008 17:48 Hello Folks, Just wanted to say hello and check in to make sure that you were all ok?!!!!! Not much to report from here – funnily enough! The weather is still grey, I am still not with Robbie Williams and Dixie is still going bald!!!! Hope that you are all having a great time, have just been reading your blog and it sounds as though so far so good!!! Take good care of yourselves and keep the good work up!!!! LOL Team Dixon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 02/06/2008 14:34 Just sitting here working my way through a mound of pasta and reading your exploits, with a hit of jealousy for sure!! Hope you're having a wonderful time. Can you please put up a picture of the "Baby Bentley" when you get a chance?? Enjoy. OLLY 02/06/2008 13:53 Been reading your updates! Good luck as you are off today! Thinking of you! Sukh, Ritu, Saihaj and Simran xxxxxx 01/06/2008 11:46 You don’t know me but I think some or all of you know my sister, Georgina Tailyour. Anyway, just wanted to wish you the best of luck for your journey. I am most envious – having done weird and wonderful travels in places where bombs go off and people are not always friendly I know it can be a little nerve wracking but also huge amounts of fun and a great experience – I shall watch your progress from overcast Devon with great interest! Best wishes Helen 29/05/2008 11:05 Dear Intrepid Trio, Shall be keeping a close eye on your progress and pray that all goes according to plan! Just keep Vinny away from a microphone and the locals will be safe. All our love Anna, Dick and the rest of the France's. 29 May 2008 11:27 I know I just spoke to you, but I am so excited for you, and a little frightened too! Hope your plane journey is ok, and that you start off on the right foot on the 1st!! Good luck, and will be keeping an eye on your blog too! Love Ritu xxx 28/05/2008 21:25 Mills and co, Being the big spaz that I am, I called you today, then read your email. You've gone. Bugger. Promise you'll be VERY CAREFUL, don't drive at night, don't get eaten, mauled by a tiger or gang-fingered by eunuchs. These things can happen you know. Er....looking forward to following your adventures, and if you see Tom, give him a little tickle from me. Lovely fellow that he is. The sponsorship's in the post. Sorry. Do prayers count? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Will Rankin 28/05/2008 21:22 Good luck to all of you. Vanny I hope the dodgy underpants stayed at home! If not use then as a currency!!! Take care. Ness & Ian xxx 28/05/2008 18:34 Below are messages from generous sponsors on our willwemakeit page ........ Helen Appleby Phil Stevenson Godfrey Lionel Simps - Wish you much success Dan Dimmock - Go baby! Jo Menon - You're barmy but you'll make it. It's down hill most of the way for gods sake what are you worried about?! Kam Bhandal - Good luck, wishing you all the best..from Bhandal Family -X- Sally Kirby - I have fingers and toes crossed that you are now en route to the finish line. Bonne chance cheries xx Kris & Lou - I hear it's easy this year..... Phil & Lucy - who remembered the immodium? Jennie Gow - Good Luck guys - hope you make it back at some point!! Jamie Lamond - Team, best of luck. Very jealous of you all and hope you dont get TOO lost. If you get into trouble, sell Vinny P to the locals and they are sure to assist!! Jamie & Maryam Charlie Blakemore - All the best - make sure you all come back safely!!!! Michaela Walker - Best of luck Vinnie, and to the rest of your team, Love Mics x James McArthur - Guys, What a great challenge, and great charities. Wish you all the luck in the world. looking forward to the regular updates. Ron Jamie Spires - Good luck guys ! I only know Vanny but I know him well and I'm sure he will keep you all entertained during the 15 days !! Ask him about his Eversfield football career that should fill a few hours ! Prabhdeep Kular - good luck guys, hope you make it to the end. Rupert Fleming - Good luck you crazy fools..!!! Ru and Anna x Stephen Merchant - Vinny, this trip is stupid and impossible and a terrible, terrible mistake -- make sure you get it all on the tape. Good luck boy, you can do it. Becci Marsden - Good luck, and TRY and avoid too many unnecessary injuries!! Mark Cole - Good luck to Vin and all... A great effort... Chris Hale - Go Vinny! Ishvinder Bassi - Of course you''l make it bro,because you have our silly genes.All the best. Dr. T. K. Sidhu, Inc - Good luck and best wishes on your adventure from one of Raaj's (many) Canadian Masijis. Sarah Redlich - Ltd V and all three - absolutely brilliant - go for it - you'll do fabulously! I'll double it if you make it in the top 3! V - try not to lose your hairdryer! Sarah Pete Collins - Don't get done for speeding..!! Phil Cotton - Guys, I hope you make it and want to see some great images. Nadia Barakat - Come on guys.... I have put my faith (and money) in you to achieve this!!!! Edward Binham - bon chance mes amis Daniel Mules - Good luck, you'll need it Rob Sortwell - Best of luck guys, sure you will have an awesome time! Iain McArthur - Good luck to you all, in what is a very worthwhile cause. Lots of Love and be safe Iain and Jo Anna Halloran - Good luck! Georgina Tailyour - Good luck guys - looking forward to reading the updates. Lots of love GT, Marek & Molly of course. xxxx Katie Clements - Good luck... and remember to take plenty of Imodium! xxx Michelle Farnan - Watch out Ladies!! stephen 3- enjoy your holiday Ritu Bhathal - Good luck to the 3 of you, and special 'Don't Get Lost!' Vibes from the 2 lil monkeys! Ritu x Chris Sheehan - Bring me back a son of working age. Okay poor taste...! God bless you all for doing such an amazing thing for such a good cause. Safe journey! Rebekah Caudwell - Hello my loves! I thought i'd go with the theme and donate late too. Good luck. I'm wildly envious, though perhaps enjoying the experience vicariously from the comfort my armchair will be even better! God speed... xxxx Evie Bergson - Hey Vinny - good luck with this - sounds like it might be tough. Am sure you will have fun along the way. Hope you are doing well! Evie x Dan Poucher - If you don't do it, or you leave this mortal coil.... I shall demand my money back, and I will take your nearest and dearest to every Court in the land to get back my bunce!!! Stuart Eustace - Good you guys!! Raaj make sure your bottom doesn't take up too much room on the seats!! J-P Dunnett - Good luck - it sounds like a mad but an amazing trip. Sukh Bhathal (Gij) - All the best Raaj for the invite, good cause and best of luck. Billy fish - Vishing all the best of luck!! Tamsin Sherbrooke - Good luck guys! will give you another pound if you do it in silly pants only (plus stuffing for Vinny & a bra for Mills)... well its an idea for more sponsorship but probably a bad idea for the locals.. Mr & Mrs Padhaal - Wishing you all in team "Sari We're Late" the best of luck and our thoughts and best wishes will be with you all the way. xxx Will Foster - Good luck Lady and Gents, I will be thinking of you from the beaches of Dubai! Tori Robinson - Vinny you rock! Love the Y's! Good luck Team! xxx Justin Bulley - Years ago, you served my father in the Clone Wars; now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Indian Empire. I regret that I am unable to present my father's request to you in person; but my ship has fallen under attack and I'm afraid my mission to bring you to SE India has failed. I've placed information vital to the survival of the rebellion into the memory systems of this VSP2 unit. My father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him at Ponticherry. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Mills and Marcus; you're my only hope Mia Feinstein - Best of Luck !!! Such a great thing you all are doing. Mel Coad - Sari, can't make 15th but look luck my friends xxx Guy Simpson - Best of luck Chad Leigh Simpson - Good luck guys Claire & Alex K - I wish you all the best, crazy folk x Caryl Dixon - Remember the immodium and toilet roll and you'll be fine!!!! Good Luck all!!!! Cxxxxx Nick G - Good luck with the run(s) Granny & Bompa - Fingers and toes crossed! Natacha Simon - I hope someone's good at changing flats! Jimmy Tillotson - Good luck you guys. Just pretend you are in a very long chase sequence from Octopussy. Mills can be Roger Moore. Kathy Gee - Take lots of cream Jim Sayer - Go sick note, go! Mills - look after him... Clauds & Alex - bananas xx Mr and Mrs D Howe - Go Marco, Mills, & Vincent have fun, remember boil the water first!! Susannah Morrison - Go team go. Would do anything to be there with you but look forward to the daily blog. Mwah Alex Nicholas - Good Luck - you're all mad but that's why we love you so! x CIP Estates Ltd - Will be following your adventure all the way. Have faith in your trusty rickshaw - and Mills' map reading! Waffoo - Nutters. L Powell - Wow! Sounds awesome (and potentially a bit uncomfortable?!) Good Luck and I'm sure you'll make it. Lyds xx Clare & Jez - Hats off to you! Good luck! Bronwyn Patterson - I vote that as practice, you should tuk-tuk your way home from the brick lane curry night! Jemma Rooker - sounds brilliant fun, good luck and enjoy it. xJemma + Koj Simon Hunter - Good luck gang - you must be mad...but we knew that!! Paul Selby - Looks like a fantastic charity, hope you have a great time and enjoy the Delhi Belly! Look forward to seeing the pictures. Have fun, P & B Lindsay Kent - Good luck you three! FEEL THE BURN!! Lins xxx Helene Doutre - Good Luck you pack of mad dogs!! I will be following your adventures. Love, Deputy Helene from Black Tomato xx Chambers Estates Ltd - We're happy to support such a good cause and look forward to following your progress Pippa Gee - The idea is bonkers, but what fun you'll have. Good luck!
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You did it!!! And there was never any doubt in our minds!!!! so proud of
you all! Well done Mills for keeping us up to date on your travels!
Marcus, hope ur feeling lots better!!! Raaja, well done mere bhai!!! and
so, did you find me a bhabi???????????? ~I have a feeling that your
nephew will decide in a few years that he will want to do the same!!!
Looking forward to catching up with you properly!! 
xxxx
10/06/2008 22:30