When I met Will and Stephen in June and heard about their proposed 10,000
mile journey by car across Europe and Asia to Mongolia, I was hugely
impressed by both their enthusiasm and their objective - to raise money for
Save The Children and Send A Cow. I have to say however that their choice of
vehicle did not fill me full of confidence and I did not expect them to get
much further than Istanbul! Today I received their email from Samarkand
which shows how unduly pessimistic my earlier prediction was.

It is clear from their progress reports so far that these intrepid young men
have already shown great tenacity and resilience in reaching Uzbekistan and
have had a great deal of fun along the way. I send them my very best wishes
for the remaining third of their epic journey and look forward to receiving
news of their safe arrival in Ulaanbaatar. As to their fund-raising efforts,
I hope that all who visit this website will help crown Stephen and Will's
achievement by sending a donation to Save The Children or Send A Cow through
justgiving.com. During my two-and-a-half year posting to Mongolia I worked
very closely with SCF and have first-hand experience of the excellent work
they do in helping to alleviate poverty in that desperately poor country.

John Durham
British Ambassador to Mongolia
1997-99