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


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July 7th 2008
Published: September 18th 2008
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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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A beatle that latched onto my shirt.
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The canyon formation.
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Me again i dont know it was beautiful but i hope the pictures portray it
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The rainbow in the desert?!? Yes it rained in the desert.
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We set up our tent that night - me and Debbie shared and I think we did a fairly good job!
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A mongolian cricket??
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Some kind of sacred site?
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A man takes his horse for a drink
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A herd of sheep escapes out of the way of our van.
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Making lunch. Sandwiches.
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Me and Kev went for a walk and accidently herded these sheep over the hills.
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I know its quite small but it is some vultures we passed.
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The next town we got to.
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Bilges baby
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A mongolian man sits atop his van.
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Me and Clair were in the van. We didnt go into the butchery cause we didnt know how alive the animals would be that we would find.



19th September 2008

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

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

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