Event of the Year 2020

Coops Upside Your Hagen (Arrived)

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Updates

  • Feb. 28, 2024, 1:37 p.m. - We've made it to the hostel, thank you so much to marcus, happy belated birthday! can't believe we've made it, such a fever dream , thank you so much to all of our drivers, we've loved meeting you all! coops over and out
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 1:04 p.m. - Marcus is dropping us at the hostel, love him!!
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 12:39 p.m. - Kindly dropped off at a (hopefully final) petrol station. LESS than 50km to go. Energy is riding high after escaping ferryland.
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 11:45 a.m. - What is there to say. Tick lorry off the bingo. Sad no Legoland.
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 11:20 a.m. - Living la Vida loca 💃💃
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 10:50 a.m. - In awesome lorry with vadjim (we think) from Ukraine out of ferry port whooooo. Towering above other vehicles looking down on them mwahaha. We've been advised the problem with driving on highways in Asia is there is no highway. Ticked off bucket list! (Kerys) Chuffed 🤪🤪
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 9:43 a.m. - no luck getting a ride off the ferry, hitching by the port now
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 7:56 a.m. - another tannoy let's go
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 7:56 a.m. - just bagged free tickets for the ferry!!!!!! buzzing!!!!
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 7:24 a.m. - We got a lift to the ferry terminal! Reg is SE HK 987E
  • Feb. 28, 2024, 6:42 a.m. - headed in a car to the last german town before the bridge
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 9:55 p.m. - The wonderful Peter has let us stay at his house - proper legend! We are gonna get some SLEEP, Coops out
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 8:33 p.m. - Down the autobahn. Wish I could drive so so fast. Arm wrestle in the past #haikuhaikuhaiku
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 8:13 p.m. - Roses are red, WILL GRIGGS ON FIRE, Peter is the best person Our love will never tire Been converted to support Werder Bremen. Now after reading this you support them too.
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 7:56 p.m. - (From Peter) Unfortunately I have let Team GB down in a tragic loss at arm wrestling. I tried my best against tough opposition, but team Germany and my strong opponent Peter outmuscled me. Congratulations to the winner fair and square!! Time to get back to the gym and train up my wrist. Really enjoyed the conversations on the journey and appreciate the exciting advice we received for tomorrow morning. Hopefully we will try some grünkohl or herring and sample some local delicacies!! #petervpeter
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 2:08 p.m. - and michael Kiwanuka big up
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 2 p.m. - peter is playing eurythmics, life is good
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 1:59 p.m. - peter is an absolute legend and is driving us to fehmarn where there are ferries to denmark, he's calling a mate who might let us stay the night before we try to hop it to denmark in the morning, feeling so so grateful!! scran update: I (kerys) just eaten aldis famous microwaveable spanish grains which were a bit crunchy, having not been microwaved, dominic has brought the group banana count and pb sandwich count up to 3 and 3! and is currently tucking into aldis famous mexican grains which might also be a bit crunchy I've just been corrected, that is dominic's personal banana and pb sandwich count dominic has just informed me that his mexican grains are NOT crunchy
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 12:43 p.m. - no way did we just bag a lift to northern Germany
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 11:43 a.m. - on our way towards ghent in a yellow car, peter's french is coming through!!
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 11:04 a.m. - just arrived at a service station on the main road so feeling hopeful! met up with yes chef too!
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 10:13 a.m. - in a car and heading to belgique!!
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 9 a.m. - sunny in dunkirk and the worker at the service station just bought me (kerys) an americano, I am v v happy
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 8:12 a.m. - we are being dropped at a service station heading out of dunkirk
  • Feb. 27, 2024, 7:44 a.m. - writing.refrain.relaxing we are AWAKE
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 10:11 p.m. - we are going to SLEEP!
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 10:10 p.m. - nous sommes arrivés à dunkerque, après un transport de zoé ! merci zoé, tu es très gentille
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 9:20 p.m. - in a car to Dunkirk
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 9:06 p.m. - I (Peter) have been enjoying using my french to get to know the locals of Bourbourg. A pleasant town with excellent amenities and great church. Had to turn down lift to Amiens, but been a crazy day. Spirits riding high. Scran update, bigboss and shawarma have nothing on o'kebab, Dom says 9/10, basically a mega sandwich so sandwich count 6. Kerys says chips are great. We hope Jamie who drove us out of Calais is doing great on his adventure to find a new place, and are looking forward to a great night rest. Lift to Dunkirk secured. #zoeisalegend
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 8:53 p.m. - we have made it to bourbourg, thanks to jamie and his mad car !! currently in a kebab shop, one of the workers is going to drive us to dunkirk where we're planning to hostel it tonight :))
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 4:15 p.m. - We are on ferry to Calais! UK Signoff. It's so dead though :((
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 1:42 p.m. - sadly we were removed almost instantly from the port as soon as we tried to hitch a ride, tickets secured we are headed on the 3.30 departure, let's go
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 1:25 p.m. - hello peter's brother richard, we have a big announcement which is that the men's toilets at dover foot passenger terminal are cracking, peter thought it would be important to mention this
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 12:29 p.m. - we're at the foot passenger office at dover, we've managed to get over £50 worth of cash from the most generous people to use on our journey, so we're thinking of using this to get on the next sailing as foot passengers, unless we can hitch a ride before, a man in costa coffee heated my rice up in the microwave (thank u love u), peter is conked out on a bench looking somewhat like a corpse, peter has eaten a very mushy banana, one was sadly lost last night, group banana count: 4 i think, dominic did not rate his aldi pain au chocolat
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 10:25 a.m. - thanks so much chris for the ride to dover, hitching by the side of the road now, france is in our sights!
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 9:40 a.m. - heading in a car to dover
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 8:47 a.m. - still in maidstone services, I (kerys) am having flashbacks to last year, someone got us an oat latte (thank uuu), rumours of no ferry til 5 ?? dominic has chilly toes but a warm heart from meeting another racer's grandma
  • Feb. 26, 2024, 5:05 a.m. - back on the road my (kerys') cousin has come through with a lift to maidstone !! king!!
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 11:32 p.m. - we three are going to SLEEP
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 9:47 p.m. - Currently cruising along the M1 (this road just keeps going!) in Mike's magic golf with the wind whistling through the sub par door seals. I (Dominic) would like to add that dinner consisted, along with pb sandwich number two, of a chicken baguette from WHSmith, probably a 5.5/10, the extra .5 the result of the 50% reduced label. Very much looking forward to some horizontal time. Peter agrees sleep would be divine, would be lush to have brain go shush, but he's had cotton eye joe in his head for 2 hours
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 8:52 p.m. - in the car with mike! my (kerys') dad mark is putting the falafels in the airfryer for our imminent arrival, dominic is on pb sandwich no. 2, peter is craving some cheese and fiddling about with his new camera (banging purchase)
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 6:45 p.m. - dominic did not have the chance to pee
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 6:41 p.m. - in a car to WATFORD babyyy, watty here we come!! home!!
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 6:35 p.m. - just been dropped at a service station outside leeds, I (kerys) am feeling a little chilly but hopeful at the possibility of a chilli and bed from my friend at leeds uni, peter is feeling philosophical and keeps talking about a higher consciousness or expanding the mind or something, dominic is going to pee
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 5:57 p.m. - In a car to York
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 4:35 p.m. - at a services with craig, leccy car man
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 2:42 p.m. - The lovely Tristan gave us a lift to Alnick in a VW he is testing out - very smooth and comfy ride so a thumbs up from us (apart from the squeaky buttons)! Feeling good but a little peckish (shocking). Scran update - Peter is demolishing McDonald's wrap of the day (sweet chilli chicken) and a chicken mayo. Kerys is about to tuck into a homemade tofu pitta bread with spinach and the ever important crispy chilli oil. I shall be partaking in a bag matured cheese and cucumber sandwich I prepared last night served with a selection of Aldi own branded snacks.
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 12:06 p.m. - dominic has eaten a banana
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 12:05 p.m. - in a car heading to northumberland
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 10:56 a.m. - at a service station in stirling having got another lift by a lovely couple heading loch lomomd way, dominic's 1 pb sandwich down
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 10:46 a.m. - in a car heading to another services
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 9:50 a.m. - service station outside Stirling
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 8:36 a.m. - buzzing
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 8:36 a.m. - got in car with 2 other teams
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 8:12 a.m. - in dundee, ready to boogie🕺🏼
  • Feb. 25, 2024, 7:08 a.m. - hyped!