And now all is really coming together, we have crossed most things off the "To Do" list...we have the passports collected, with all 4 visas attached, all nice and shiny and new :) Peter's passport is winging it's way to Chamonix....we hope! Fingers crossed the courier gets it there in one piece. We also pretty much have all equipment we need - I've got several piles of things sitting in the living room now - tupperware pots, cup-a-soups, noodles...all the recommended stuff...and of course, perhaps most importantly a jar of Marmite. We're ordering the currency now, Roubles and US$, Yuan & Euros we have, Togrogs we'll get when in Ulan Bator. We have solar power chargers and batteries galore, ear plugs and eye masks, plastic folding bottles, and velcro straps, stuff bags, ziploc bags, wash
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