Bulgan, Mongolia
a long drive today because we finally found some asphalt! Sleeping in the car because we're too lazy to set up tents. Final push for Ulaanbataar tomorrow!! Let's hope Isobelle makes it!
Govi-Altai, Mongolia
Ah, so that's what a Suzuki engine sounds like when it's dragging on the ground... guess we'd better get that fixed...
Govi-Altai, Mongolia
a night camping by the road, a pretty bumpy day - the roads in Mongolia are worse than you can imagine!
Khovd, Mongolia
a morning of watching wrestling, archery and horse racing, followed by some interesting Mongolian roads. Resting up ready to make some more miles tomorrow, possibly without a clutch...
Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia
first night as legal immigrants in Mongolia. Roads not as bad as we expected (yet!). Off eagle hunting, rafting and horse riding tomorrow!
Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia
Made it through Russian customs/border control,but not Mongolian. Managed to find a hotel on the Mongolian side to overnight, all good
Tomsk Oblast, Russia
Random wooden houses in this city...! Quick trip to the mechanic to fix some rims, a beer stop, then off borderwards.
Omsk Oblast, Russia
Penultimate border crossing! Quiet night grinding lenses...
North Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan
Mixture of highway driving and off-roading, but we made it. Brief overnight in a cheap Soviet hotel, then Omsk tomorrow to find a lens grinder who survived the Stalinist purges [ref: Black Books]
Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
An overnight at a truck stop, making do with hand gestures in place of language! Another big day of driving tomorrow!
Henry
A Kiwi, living in Oz, about to drive from England to Mongolia. What's the worst that could happen!
Will
From NZ originally, been hunkering down in the UK for the last few years. Looking forward to a cracking time on the way to Mongolia
Lee Schab
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