2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/mus_jadou/rss.xml http://www.getjealous.com/mus_jadou http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=567651&go=mus_jadou Day 9-10 The Algerian police escorted the convoy (on the longest drive yet - 20 hours) to a small town called Tapaza (famous for its Roman remains). Few of the convoy travellers complained to the organisers about the long and exhausting drive that day, not realising that the Algerian police were the ones in command of every step in Algeria. No one can doubt the support and solidarity of our brothe... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=567651&go=mus_jadou Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=567433&go=mus_jadou Day 8 - We arrived in Algeria through the Ouhdah boarder, and because this boarder has been closed for 15 years (due to ownership disputes of the deserts between Algeria and Morocco) the crossing procedures as not very smooth - it took us 10 hours to make the cross after all the paper work has been checked, passports stamped, vehicles granted access and insurance whilst on Algerian soil. This effe... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=567433&go=mus_jadou Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=566291&go=mus_jadou Day 5 - The convoy reached the port of Tarifa (southern Spain) around 4 o"clock in the morning, which gave us a couple of hours of rest before the boarding the ferry. Then the convoy was separated to two groups (because the ferry was not big enough to take all the convoy vehicles in). Our group (group 10) was on the first ferry to Tangier, and after arriving to Tangier the convoy was greeted ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=566291&go=mus_jadou Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=565353&go=mus_jadou Day 4 - We drove down from Bordeaux to Saint Sebastian (north of Spain), where we were greeted by the local Spanish community, headed by the Mayor of the Town, Spanish parliament representatives, and the Palestinian ambassador in Spain. A local sports centre was pre-booked for us, to stay for the night, shower and eat .....The next day, we headed to the port of Tarifa passing by Cordoba, Seville, ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=565353&go=mus_jadou Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564743&go=mus_jadou Day 3 - after arriving to Bordeaux at 2 O"clock our group (Number 10) joined everyone at the local centre that has been booed for us by the local community in Bordeaux - food and drinks was also provided along with 30 or so aid bags that the local community managed to gather for us to take on board our vehicles. Day 3 started wih Fajir prayers at the local community centre, and after a light ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564743&go=mus_jadou Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564538&go=mus_jadou Sunday the 15th of Feb, we are ahead of scheduled plan of the convoy. All convoy travellers were divided into groups of 10 or 9 cars. Each group convened on the ferry before arriving at Ostend, to discuss routes (navigation), stops (for rests etc) and general run through of the possible challenges. Our group (Group number 10) consists of - in order of driving sequence: 1- LDV VAN carrying - Ad... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564538&go=mus_jadou Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564328&go=mus_jadou From the top deck of the ferry we have now boarded most of the aid vehicles heading to Ostend in Belgium. Later after that we will be driving to France to Bordeaux for a press conference, hoping to arrive their in the early morning of Sunday the 15th.... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564328&go=mus_jadou Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564292&go=mus_jadou Saturday Morning We arrived at Hyde Park and waited in line along with 100 trucks, ambulances, lorries, cars full of aid. Its amazing the amount of support we have. As we made our way to Ramsgate people were waiting for us on the roads greeting us with thier home made signs - giving thier support and solidarity to the cause and the convoy.Keep aloo out for the pictures of Hyde park.More to come ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564292&go=mus_jadou Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=563800&go=mus_jadou Its Tuseday, 4 days to go before I head to Westminster and join 81 cars (so far) full of clothing, food, and medicine on its way to Gaza.More than 1,300 dead - more than 400 of them children - and still they are dragging bodies from the ruins.The death toll in Gaza is rising, while the world"s leaders and media look away in search of a new story.The Palestinians in Gaza need our help now, jus... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=563800&go=mus_jadou Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT