Event of the Year 2020

"Lego" to Denmark (Arrived)

Racers

Updates

  • Feb. 28, 2024, 8:36 a.m. - We have finished!!
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 8:33 a.m. - Team 1 Walking to hostel
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 1:34 a.m. - Getting on bus heading to Denmark! We are off to SLEEP.
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 10:55 p.m. - We hitched a ride into the centre of Hamburg with the Hamburg Esports FIFA Team.
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 9:19 p.m. - In van heading to Hamburg.
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 9:04 p.m. - Just finished eating some dinner at the service station. We met a very nice German lady who worked their and spoke basically no English but was very interested in Race2. She very kindly opened the shower back up in the service station so we could get a shower. We've now moved to the petrol station hoping to try and hitch a ride. Currently there has been very activity so we may be in for a long night.
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 7:22 p.m. - After travelling fast along the Autobahn towards Bremen, we have now been dropped at some services which according to hitchwiki are great for getting lifts towards Hamburg and Scandinavia. 🤞🤞
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 6:20 p.m. - We have got a lift heading towards Bremen!!
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 6:06 p.m. - Arrived at a petrol station in the outskirts of Hannover. We are trying to get a lift north!
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 5:30 p.m. - Correction on last message. We meant tram not team
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 5:26 p.m. - A lovely old German lady has given us some team tickets. We are going to get the team out to a petrol station/ motorway junction
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 4:06 p.m. - Arrived in Hannover!
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 12:55 p.m. - Team 1 Arrived in Dortmund! Now continuing via bus to Hannover.
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 10:13 a.m. - We sat in that petrol station for over three hours and we asked everyone if they could give us a lift but we had no luck. The petrol station was on the side of the motorway so we thought we couldn't escape however we found a gap in a fence that led to a field. We walked through that field and into the town of Venlo. We are now waiting to board a bus to Dortmund which luckily isn't coasting us anything thanks to the donations we have received along the way!
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 5:49 a.m. - Correction on location from our last update
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 5:27 a.m. - We have arrived at a petrol station closer to the German border!
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 5:02 a.m. - In car!
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 3:41 a.m. - Team 1 Still at the same truck stop. We have had no luck getting a ride. We are absolutely freezing 🥶
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 12:48 a.m. - Got a ride to another truck stop. This time it's once going the right way
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 11:11 p.m. - We hitched a ride out of Eindhoven with an Italian who quite his job selling furniture yesterday and is now living life on the wild side.
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 10:07 p.m. - Arrived in Eindhoven!!
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 9:17 p.m. - We have used money that was given to us to get on a bus to Eindhoven
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 9 p.m. - We have used money to us to get on a bus to Eindhoven
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 7:43 p.m. - We have arrived in Antwerp! Currently enjoying some Domino's pizza for dinner! 🍕
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 5:12 p.m. - We have finally arrived in Lille!! We are now on a train to Antwerp paid for by our friend Thomas' mum! Thanks Kate!!
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 3:38 p.m. - Arrived in Calais albeit three hours later than expected. On route to Lille now.
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 12:52 p.m. - We have boarded ferry to Calais
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 10:50 a.m. - We have arrived at Dover!
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 7:38 a.m. - We have now boarded the bus to Lille! Having not slept properly in over 24 hours, we are looking forward to trying to get some proper SLEEP on the bus. Goodnight! 😴
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 3:41 a.m. - Having done some midnight sightseeing in London, we are now waiting for our free bus ride to Lille at 8. Only 4 and a bit hours left to wait. It's fair to say that London Victoria Coach Station at 4 in the morning is a strange place! We are both very tired but also very excited to arrive in France later this morning!
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 11:42 p.m. - Arrived in London!!
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 9:08 p.m. - We have successfully arrived in Oxford!! Thanks so much to Amanda and Myrian for driving us all the way from Penrith to Oxford and for buying us bus tickets from London to Lille tomorrow morning!!! Now we are heading to London!
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 8:45 p.m. - We are almost at Oxford!
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 4:43 p.m. - We are on route to Oxford
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 4:08 p.m. - Managed to get a ride from Gretna to Southwaite Services!! Now aiming to continue down the M6
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 3:27 p.m. - Got a nice lift with Isla to Gretna
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 1:25 p.m. - Arrived in Dumfries
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 10:49 a.m. - Arrived in Glasgow! Now planning to head to Gretna via Dumfries. Continuing to take full advantage of young Scot card!!
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 9:02 a.m. - In Perth using bus to Glasgow. Taken full advantage of young Scott card!
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 8:21 a.m. - Team 1. Started
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 7 a.m. - We are ready!!