Ozzie

Ozzie

Thursday, 1 August 2013

Day 143 - Ulaanbaatar to Khsuuj - Tues 16 Jul

Day 143 - Ulaanbaatar to Khsuuj - Tues 16 Jul 
Service completed mid-morning (found loose shackle, better now than when back on Mongolia's awful roads), tyres rotated, high tensile bolts in auxiliary fuel tank, spare parts on board, gear replaced, mud washed out of cabin and house - we're ready to deeee-part! Went into town for vegies and meat, to look at (meagre) camping exhibition, have a light lunch and meet the others. Yesterday BoyRob had found a second spring of Miles' was broken - his service was finished but he had to track down someone who could bore new holes in his replacement spring. He will leave tomorrow and catch us up. GnC were also delayed due to getting documents faxed to Qld to renew their vehicle registration whilst overseas.

We left Ulaanbaatar at last at 3pm. Camped out on lovely green rolling hills a couple of hours north of the capital. Hills behind were covered in trees - rare sight until now. Cemetery on lower slope. BoyRob staggered to bed early with flu symptoms and a hot lemon drink. And just as a pretty gold sunset was fading and the cold settling in, a lone horse came charging up the hill through the space between our two vehicles, snorting and hooves pounding. Over too quickly, a magic magic moment....


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