Team Marco Yolo - Rickshaw Run January 2015

21/12/2016

Looks like Team Marco Yolo might have a new adventure on its hands: riding tiny, weak motorcycles through the Moroccan desert.

http://www.theadventurists.com/monkey-run/

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28/02/2015

Jasmine guides us north on the final day of our drive.

19/02/2015

19/02/2015

A sunny afternoon on the lake in Udaipur. Wishing we were there now as opposed to hibernating to avoid sub-zero temperatures.

01/02/2015

New video clip from the coldest morning of the trip.

On day 13, we left Udaipur before sunrise to attempt to drive the final 500 km to Jailsamer in one day. This was by far the coldest morning of the trip. Bren...

28/01/2015

We've just started to capture and sort through the 80 gb of footage from the trip. Here's an unedited clip from Day 2 while driving through Dhimbam Ghat Tiger Reserve and trying to not get eaten while stuck in traffic. Cameos by Team Ladies' Luck and Rich Homie Quan.

Currently logging 80 gb of footage. This is a clip from the second day of driving, as we tried to make it through Dhimbam Ghat Tiger Reserve without breaking...

24/01/2015

After the Rickshaw Run, Team Marco Yolo spent some time in Jaisalmer before getting on an 18 hour train to Delhi. During that ride, Mike was accidentally left in Jaipur for some hours without phone, jacket, or passport. It all worked out.

Then, after a bit of hanging out in Delhi, Brett and Mike went on a vacation within a vacation to Bangkok. Brendan's whereabouts are currently in question.

14/01/2015

After two weeks of driving, tonight we reached the finish line. Kochi to Jaisalmer: a total of 2756 kilometers, or 1713 miles. That's about the same distance as Chicago to Las Vegas.

Also, we picked up a new team member on the second to last day: Jasmine the camel skull. You can see her burning as tribute in the photos.

Thanks to everyone who has supported us along the way. There are way more pictures and videos to come, and we still have ten more days in India to do whatever we feel like.

12/01/2015

We are taking a day break in Udaipur, Rajasthan. This is unquestionably the most beautiful city we've been through so far. Loads of rooftop restaurants and bars, a palace in the middle of the lake, narrow hilly streets. Very charming. There are a bunch of other Rickshaw Run teams here who have all agreed that this is a great place to relax before the final 500km push to the finish line.

10/01/2015

Itinerary since last update:

Day 5: Murudeshwar to Goa

Attended child's birthday party at beautiful beach-side homestay. Hurried to Goa to enjoy a day and a half vacation within a vacation. Met with a bunch of other teams in the Goan town of Calangute, which is basically the Venice Beach of India.

Day 6: Goa

Rest day in Goa. Beaches, fish, barber shops. Beers, fire spinning, lasers. Massages, swimming pool, fur hats and gloves. Mike had a job interview via video conference with Washington DC, which he conducted poolside on account of technical difficulties.

Drank 45 beers and 9 vodkas on the beach with a few other teams Total bill was roughly 80 dollars.

Day 7: Goa to Chiplun

Broke down somehow. Otherwise unremarkable.

Day 8: Chiplun to Mumbai

Drank chai at a roadside tea shack while a mechanic fixed and tuned up the rickshaw for $4. Drove into Mumbai at rush hour, losing our shark fin in the process. Absolute pandemonium unlike anything in America. Had a generous fellow Runner from Norway let us park at his Mumbai apartment. Visited Leopold Cafe, one of the sites of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Day 9: Mumbai to Daman

Drove into small autonomous state of Daman & Diu, which sits within the dry state of Gujarat. Stayed in the small beach town of Daman where we met with a couple other teams and enjoyed beer and rum and some dingy but charming bars.

Day 10: Daman to Anand

We've seen and done a lot this last week. Day 10 was our first day of the trip without breaking down somehow. Drove 300 km on the best roads so far and treated ourselves to McDonald's and Subway. Sheared off a hubcap trying to squeeze the rickshaw (now known as Young Ganjeezy) through the motorcycle lane at a toll booth. Ended the day by accidentally driving on an expressway that prohibits use by rickshaws. Hauled ass and didn't die or get in trouble with the police.

06/01/2015

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know that you can follow along our route a little bit with the link below. You'll have to navigate to our team page, but once you do that, you can see where we've checked in along the route.

http://tracking.theadventurists.com/ /rickshawrun2015a

04/01/2015

End of day 4, we are in a small beach town called Murudeshwar. Had some muffler issues yesterday, causing us to get a late start out of Mysore. We ended up in a hilly town called Madikeri. Upon leaving there early morning, we drove through some misty mountain roads en route to our eventual landing spot on the beach.

02/01/2015

Hey everyone, so far we have made it to Mysore in the state of Karnataka. Currently enjoying well deserved beers on a rooftop across the street from Mysore Palace. Today, the rickshaw somehow scaled a mountain via a road with 27 switchbacks that cut through a tiger reserve where it is illegal to stop on the roadside due to danger of tiger mauling. Pretty chill.

Check out the photos. It's a shame they can't reeeally do justice to some of the things we've seen already.

01/01/2015

Happy New Year from Team Marco Yolo! It's already been 2015 over here for 9 hours, and we rang in the new year properly by dancing at an island palace and then leading a party boat full of people in a "Bohemian Rhapsody" sing along, followed by piloting said boat. Those are but a few highlights from an excellent evening. More highlights to come, as we kick off the Rickshaw Run in an hour and a half. 'Til next time.

31/12/2014

30/12/2014

"I grew up eating watermelon with a fork and knife, because I'm not a sack of s**t." - Brett being absurd. Please discuss.

30/12/2014

Team Marco Yolo stops by mechanic 1 of 3 for the day.

29/12/2014

Met our whip for the first time. Only 53,000km on it already. This is going to be bad.

29/12/2014

Lanes? What lanes? Oh hey, we made it to India. Stop worrying, moms.

28/12/2014

Layover in Doha, Qatar. Skyline, animals, Wayne's World & scotch on the plane.

28/12/2014

Last meal in America for a month: tortas and cerveza.

28/12/2014

On our way. See you in 24 hours, Kochi.

17/12/2014

Received excellent Christmas gift from friend, designer, and contributor Phil Retuta

08/12/2014

Thanks to Jake Margulies, we just hit 200 likes! Thank you, Jake.

Please share our page if you feel so inclined. More followers never hurt and will help us raise some funds and hopefully attract some sponsors.

08/12/2014

Just a friendly Monday reminder! We're headed to India in 19 days, and we'll still be raising money for Cool Earth until we cross the finish line next month. Donations through JustGiving (follow the link) go directly to the charity and come with a receipt for tax deductibility. Made too much money this year and need to write off some income to land yourself in a lower tax bracket? Look no further!

Help Marco raise money for this great cause.

03/12/2014

Hey followers, make sure you follow us on the Instagram if you don't already. 25 days until we depart the States.

http://www.instagram.com/teammarcoyolo

Team Marco Yolo is Brendan Sund, Brett Harmon, and Mike Abdul. Follow us as we drive a rickshaw across India for charity. - teammarcoyolo.com

28/11/2014

What do you all think? Should our rickshaw be a green shark or a pig? (Giant googly eyes to be applied later)