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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Someones house
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A boy looks at our van.
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Our second breakdown I think as Bilge fixes the tyre.
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The landscape where we stopped.
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Rubbish on the side of the road.
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A pink bucket?
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Me and Bernie head back after some journal writing.
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Some of the goats outside the museum.
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This is for Josh. Grey Fox.
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If you can read cryllic you can see we were at the nature musuem.
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Debbie at the national park.
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At the national park.
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A horse tied up by its feet at the national park.
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These cute little pika things we saw in the national park.
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Me, Debbie, Dan and Kev.
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Debbie, Dan, Clair, Kev and Gotov at the national park.
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A horse in the national park.
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The ice berg in the national park. Crazy contrasts!
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The frozen glacier/ lake in the national park.
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Clair and Bernie.



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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