Gobi Desert and Central Mongolia 26/06/08 to 07/07/08

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July 7th 2008

Published: September 18th 2008

The Gobi. The Desert. Open a Pandora's box of contrasts. Total journey distance 2,200km. Total days tires popped = 5. Imagine baron fields. Gazelle's leaping gracefully over a distant hill. Camels, sheep, yak, horses and goats running wild together. Or some belonging to the nomads conveniently standing on the road in front of where your car is about to drive. The smell of flowers with a mint l... Read Full Entry

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Day 1 26/06/08

Me and more of the landscape.

Day 1 26/06/08

Debbie and that walk where we got lost. Imagine getting lost out here...

Day 1 26/06/08

A herder comes back with his goats.

Day 1 26/06/08

The goats and sheep lazing around on the rocks.

Day 1 26/06/08

The lil mongolian girl with the family in the ger near us.

Day 1 26/06/08

The dog near our ger. So cute.

Day 1 26/06/08

Inside our ger. One of the more upper class ones.

Day 1 26/06/08

Our ger that night.

Day 1 26/06/08

Inside the ger...

Day 2 27/06/08

Dan, Gotov and Kev infront of the town we got to.

Day 2 27/06/08

In the town. A local rides his bike. The poster in the back is an ad for a political party.

Day 2 27/06/08

Camels crossing

Day 2 27/06/08

I didnt want to scare them off so I didnt get too close.

Day 2 27/06/08

The camels had floppy humps usually cause they were thirsty.

Day 2 27/06/08

You could see from the stick in his noes these camels belonged to someone.

Day 2 27/06/08

On top of the amazing cliff face.

Day 2 27/06/08

A lizard we spotted.

Day 2 27/06/08

Me and Debbie at the top near a prayer flags or something.

19th September 2008

anonymous
non-member comment

Wow
Amazing photos, I love the one of the town, the man on his soviet truck and the one with the tied up horse. I'm proud of what you have achieved, you should be also.

6th October 2008

Krunch
I thought I'd name my bike sasha...

Re: Wow
Thanks for the comments! Definately very proud!

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