Feb. 27, 2024, 9:40 p.m. - Henrik is giving us à lift. We have just found out we are both going to places not only on the same street, but in buildings attached to each other. Talk about luck
Feb. 27, 2024, 9:16 p.m. - We are being driven into Copenhagen. No need to be excited, never in doubt. Bananas are ending their tour tonight
Feb. 27, 2024, 8:43 p.m. - Its an odd one here we are entering into our 4th hour without the copenhagen lift, but everyone is so genuinely lovely that ee do not mind chilling here. We know the lift will come eventually.
Feb. 27, 2024, 5:41 p.m. - We are now in Skaglese, in what we hope is one of our final stops on this trek of a lifetime.
It is at these poignant moments I like to meditate, and listen to sounds of nature............ or blast hip hop into my ears.
As we travel through the veritable cornucopia of languages and cultures, I believe Method Man sums it up best, 'Parlez vous, francais, mi amor, merci, oui oui, bon bons
And all that good stuff
That good stuff".
All that good stuff indeed good fellow.
By stuff im sure he means well meaning strangers.
Feb. 27, 2024, 4:40 p.m. - Morty clearly knows his stuff, as a whole 3 minutes after he left, we are back on the road. Karsten is our man for the next 100ish kilometres.
That wait was 3 minutes of fireworks, think Hagler Hearns Round 1, Lyle Foreman Round 4. Thats one for all my 50 year old boxing fans out there
Feb. 27, 2024, 4:25 p.m. - This lift was the Sami Hatoum of lifts. Short, but very impactful. We were standing on the side of the motorway on-ramp, when Morty saw us and took us about 40km down the road to à massive petrol station right next to the motorway.
Brilliant stuff
Feb. 27, 2024, 3:57 p.m. - After some proper hitchhiking (just wait for the instagram update ;)) we have gotten a lift from morty- half way closer to copenhagen!!!
Feb. 27, 2024, 3:04 p.m. - I want the one I cant have, and its driving me mad, its all over my face............
Not really, life is good, but the smiths are better
Feb. 27, 2024, 3:02 p.m. - .
Feb. 27, 2024, 12:47 p.m. - Currently googling how many organs and limbs we can live without. Will give anything to keep this luck up and get to Copenhagen.
The Bananas are starting their tour of country no.6
Feb. 27, 2024, 12:33 p.m. - Derius is driving up to the top of Denmark, so we are joining him for a portion of that journey.
Alex is currently warding off papparazzi, and I am signing à deal to give Warner Brothers right to our movie.
Famé hits fast
Feb. 27, 2024, 11:21 a.m. - We just had a 40 media session. The progress slows but the popularity grows
Feb. 27, 2024, 11:04 a.m. - Hello
Feb. 27, 2024, 9:43 a.m. - We have the lovely Roger taking us about 20 miles further up the road, I am not sure if the next service station is an upgrade, but it feels foolish not to accept à lift.
Feb. 27, 2024, 9:25 a.m. - Just remembered when Tesco kicked us out for standing outside their petrol station in Folkestone. UK to 3, Netherlands to 2.
Feb. 27, 2024, 7:55 a.m. - First lift of the day.
Bert is getting us to à petrol station on the A7, the bigger motorway that will get us (hopefully) to Denmark.
Alex and I are practicing our stoic acting skills to become extras in a murder mystery drama
Feb. 27, 2024, 5:54 a.m. - After a hike without hitch (walking round to the service station on the other side of the motorway), we aim for a hitch without à hike.
Feb. 27, 2024, 3:50 a.m. - Iman exceeded any initial expectations- we went through many service stations before finding one that he thought would be best for our journey! Great advice, conversation spanning from underwater welding to police corruption (with a substantial translation barrier)
Feb. 27, 2024, 1:27 a.m. - iman is being an absolute legend and taking us a bit north <333 finally got on a truck!!
Feb. 26, 2024, 10:49 p.m. - We hope to get a lift. Truckers are coming and going
Feb. 26, 2024, 6:44 p.m. - We have alighted our 6th car of the day, and will relax by starting the award losing truck diaries season 3
Feb. 26, 2024, 6:07 p.m. - To clarify the last post, we mean à hostel in Hamburg, I may need sleep at some point this year x
Feb. 26, 2024, 5:38 p.m. - Spent all of 30 secs in that service station before bananas struck gold- a lift to hamburg?!?!?!??!?! Is the hostel open tonight? 👀👀
Feb. 26, 2024, 5:31 p.m. - A lovely couple have gone maybe 30km out of their way to get us to à proper service station just west of Bremen.
Regardless of the onwards journey, this place is warm, and I may see If i can nick à free shower
Feb. 26, 2024, 3:22 p.m. - I dont want to change the world, Im not looking for a new england, just looking for another rory
Rory, its so exciting to be sleeping here in this new car. Rory, youre my reason to get out of bed before noon.
Rory, You know when we sat on the fire escape talking.
Rory, what did we say about running before we were walking.
Sometimes when were as close as this, its like we're in a dream
How can you lie there and think of Denmark when you dont even know whos in the team
Feb. 26, 2024, 1:01 p.m. - Foucault teaches us to analyse the fabric of society, what makes us the social créatures that we are, and why socialisation is key to this fact. I am learning that people in the North of the netherlands have lost the norm création apparatus, and they have been radicalised by the lizard people into not feeling that driving East was a potential option. Its sad to see
Feb. 26, 2024, 11:07 a.m. - Rolf in his suit and tesla, getting us 100k further up the road. I for one am a fan of Dutch men who travel north of Utrecht.
We are about as lucky as Peterborough will be for the rest of the season #UPTHEPOSH #FERGIETOTHECHAMPIONSHOP #RONNIEEDWARDSISABRICKWALL
Feb. 26, 2024, 10:02 a.m. - Are YOU getting lifts from a Grandmaster Ultimate Frisbee player who sells tractors????????
I think not
Feb. 26, 2024, 8:37 a.m. - Tgorven is a legend. Never have we been picked up by someone in a rush, whilst being so kind.
We are making it to the Netherlands, it is my first time, but not Alex's. Your mind may jump to conclusions about the reason for her first visit, but you'd be wrong #footballprodigy
Feb. 26, 2024, 6:34 a.m. - The random trucker épisodes be damned, Justin is off to work, and he is clearly in need of overly excited Scots. From the outskirts of Ghent to the outskirts of Antwerp here we come.
Feb. 26, 2024, 6:17 a.m. - You know on holiday when your dad wakes up 3 hours earlier than you and holds it over you for the entire day? Yeah, that's us to these truckers ONLY JUST heading to work 🙄
Feb. 26, 2024, 3:50 a.m. - We are in the same place, but there aint much going on so you are the recipient of my musings.
I feel this relationship we are developing is similar to my abilities on hinge... 15 messages that havent been replied to, and im probably texting a guy. I hope you are enjoying your night xx
Feb. 26, 2024, 2:19 a.m. - Call us Barry Will the way we be grind(r)ing
We have reached the spiritual home of the hitchhike, and if we were deciding finishing lines, this would be it. The Belgian service station. Lil bit of truck stop, lil bit of restaurant, lil bit of french. We are home, doesnt get better than this
Feb. 26, 2024, 12:49 a.m. - The UK can put as many checkpoints as they want, but Nigel, Alex, Jacob and Ronnie will get through them all. The unlikely group of 4, probably making every checkpoint guide doubletake, has set off for Belgium.
She channel on my tunnel till I france
Feb. 25, 2024, 11:07 p.m. - We are officially waiting to get on the channel tunnel. I believe it is 23:55 that it leaves
Feb. 25, 2024, 10:56 p.m. - Some poor translating on our part has become positive, we arent getting a 3am ferry at dover, we are getting à 11pm train from folkestone. This is chaotic but we love it. We are like 80% sure we are through so to be safe UK SIGNOFF
Feb. 25, 2024, 9:40 p.m. - Jacob and Nigel may just be getting us to France tonight 🤑🤑🤑 on our way for the ferry xx
Feb. 25, 2024, 8:55 p.m. - Bananas are at Clacket services. We can hear France beckoning us (or maybe thats just the cries from the French rugby fans? 🫣)
Feb. 25, 2024, 6:55 p.m. - I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie
To the hip hip hop-a you don't stop the rock
It to the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie
To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
Now what you hear is not a test: I'm rappin' to the beat
And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
See, I am Wonder Mike, and I'd like to say hello
To the black, to the white, the red
And the brown, the purple and yellow
But first I gotta bang bang the boogie to the boogie
Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie
Let's rock, you don't stop
Rock the riddle that will make your body rock
Well, so far you've heard my voice, but I brought two friends along
And next on the mike is my man Hank, come on Hank, sing that song
Feb. 25, 2024, 6:18 p.m. - our drivers are called Gerry and Oonagh, 7 hours in, just learnt how to spell their names
Feb. 25, 2024, 4:59 p.m. - Just hit the M6 Toll, we living bougie. Marx who?
Feb. 25, 2024, 4:38 p.m. - We are in the same car, they have not specified how far they are taking us, but we have deduced that they live in Kent, so we are staying optimistic.
Rocketing down the M6 like Duhan van der Merwe down the wing against the english
Feb. 25, 2024, 2:26 p.m. - We have arrived at Tebay services for a wee lunch. Fun fact about the people who are giving us à lift currently, they have just sold their house to move St Andrews... crazy how the world works.
This feels to genuine of an update, but its been à good morning. We must take the positives while we can, before we become overly acquainted with service station benches and my personal favourite for sleeping, hedges (Sorry mum)
Feb. 25, 2024, 1:23 p.m. - Bananas are past the border!!! It's go time bois xx
Feb. 25, 2024, 12:49 p.m. - Jerry & Uma have given us a lift south, we are unsure of the length of the journey, but they are absolutely lovely.
I cannot stress this enough, Alex does 99% of the work. The QR code actually got us this lift.
And since im here, we are chatting about cabinet appointments in the UK Government
Feb. 25, 2024, 11:16 a.m. - We are with teams 28 & 1 on a bus that will take us to various service stations in Scotland along the M74.
As we get closer to the border, I feel it is apt to mention two poets who shaped the culture, and painted a picture of love in this great nation. Rabbie Burns, and of course, DJ Badboy
Feb. 25, 2024, 8:59 a.m. - We have pulled the youngscot card and are headed on a megabus to glasgow (with the intention of getting a further bus down the M74). We may not be aiming for 1st place, but we have already wrapped up sexiest team (watch out truckers xxx)
Feb. 25, 2024, 8:32 a.m. - (10 minutes delayed text)
We are starting our journey from Dundee Bus Station with 4 other groups. To misquote Sun Tzu, "Lets fucking go"
Feb. 25, 2024, 7:40 a.m. - Starting our bus journey now with the rest of the teams. We have slipped the driver a twenty, told him to take us straight to Denmark
