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Day 167 564 days to go. Distance: today: 0 km total 8862 km. It’s 10pm Tuesday 15/5/2012 Tetserleg. Hi there fine fine folk. I am soooo happy and excited knowing that in just over a week I’ll be home. What an incredibly cool thought to end the day with. It’s been a day of emailingContinue reading “Post # 136 Tetserleg”

Day 166 565 days to go. Distance: today: 141 km total 8862 km. It’s 10.30pm Monday 14/5/2012 Tetserleg. I woke early this morning to pack and be sure about my decision. The sunrise was beautiful and not a doubt in sight yay!! Tunga made me pancakes for breaky yum. They were just plain but theContinue reading “Post # 135 Tsetserleg”

Day 165 566 days to go. Distance: today: 0km total 8821 km. It’s 9pm Sunday 13/5/2012 Tariat. I was going to bed last night in Tunga’s and Amara’s main part of the house, and my feet were facing their shrine. Opsy another cultural no no. You never have your feet facing a Buddhist shrine. IContinue reading “Post # 134 Tariat”

Day 164 567 days to go. Distance: today: 10 km (hitched 161km) total 8821 km. It’s 9am Saturday 12/5/2012 leaving Tsetserleg. I thought we’d start the day with a photo of us looking all spiffy and ready to go. We couldn’t miss the opportunity to show off Monty’s blue Mongolian silk scarf tied on rubeContinue reading “Post # 133 Tariat”

Day 163 568 days to go. Distance: today: Rest day total 8811km. It’s 10.15am Friday 11/5/2012 Tetserleg. It was a long night with not much sleep had and a very heavy and sad heart. The head and heart are such different places aren’t they, with their own space and way of working. I cuddled myContinue reading “Post # 132 Tetserleg”

Day 162 569 days to go. Distance: today: Rest day total 8811 km. It’s 11.30pm Thursday 10/5/2012 Tsetserleg. I’m putting cream on my sun burnt legs and it’s snowing outside. Ahhhh early summer in Mongolia. Hi there fine folk. It’s a sad day today for my family and friends who have known my little Monty.Continue reading “Post # 131 Tsetserleg”

Day 161 570 days to go. Distance: today 69 total 8811 km. It’s 10pm Wednesday 9/5/2012 Tsetserleg. There’s a famous Korean singer staying here at the guesthouse and he’s putting on a show for guests as I type. He’s doing an ‘unplugged’ acoustic session and it sounds pretty dam good I might add and veryContinue reading “Post # 130 Tsetserleg”

Day 160 571 days to go. Distance: today 62 total 8742km. It’s 9pm Tuesday 8/5/2012 80km west of Tsetserleg. It’s sooooo windy and cold this evening. I’m tucked in my tent cosy and keen for an early night. It’s nice to be out of the weather which is nuts outside. We’re at 1600m staying atContinue reading “Post # 129 80km west of Tsetserleg”

Day 159 572 days to go. Distance today 52km total 8680km. It’s 4pm Monday  7/5/2012 Hahorin (Karakorum). The ride today has been really hard and really spectacular with so much cool stuff along the way. Im currently sitting in the hotel room all squeaky clean having my washing done by staff as a treat. Kang isContinue reading “Post # 128 Hahorin (Karakorum).”

Day 158 573 days to go. Distance today 90km total 8628km. It’s 5.30pm Sunday  6/5/2012 45km east Hahorin (Karakorum). Im sitting eating my chick pea and lentil curry with noodles watching a field of marmots scampering about so busy in the late afternoon. It as so great to have an early start today and finish upContinue reading “Post # 127 45km east Hahorin (Karakorum)”