An update with mixed emotions today…. on the one hand we’re both a bit sad as the time has almost come to say goodbye to Mongolia – we arrived at Olgiy today, just 120km from the Russian border. On the other hand, it’s a happy day as not only have we had a great time, but Totty has proved herself to be entirely suitable for the road conditions here and survived in style.
Since the last update we’ve passed through desert (more camels!), mountains and grassy steppe. We’ve camped by rivers, alpine lakes, on mountain-tops and in the middle of desert wasteland.
It’s been fun 🙂
We’ll probably stay for a day or two here in Olgiy – they have supermarkets (beer!) and a Turkish Restaurant (hoummous!) – to catch up with things on the internet. Afterwards we’ll drive to the border and spend some time in the Altai region of Russia before crossing into Kazakhstan.