- Wind settled down and road conditions was paved. Evan was sick but we finally got over 100km, which we need to average back to Beijing! #
- Also finally got off national highway 110! Now making way east on dirt roads. Camping in field of sunflowers tonight with mountain backdrop. #
- Expected to find grassland up here, but that (along with actual Mongolians apparently) has been wiped out and replaced w/ cultivated fields. #
- Tomorrow we should hit the northernmost point of our trip. Unfortunately there's no time left to touch the actual Mongolian border
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Aug
30
2010
30
2010
The Daily Tweet 2010-08-30
Aug
29
2010
29
2010
The Daily Tweet 2010-08-29
- Sometimes you just have to throw in the towel early. After an early (for us) wake-up at 6:30, we fought a monstrous headwind all day. #
- Didn't think it could get any worse with the bleak landscape and wind, but then the road turned to dust and trucks…and still the headwind! #
- Would rank today among the worst of the trip. We'll have to knock out some distance in the next couple days before a rest. #
- Only 15 days left in our trip! 1,100+ kilometers still to go. #
Aug
27
2010
27
2010
Photo: Spectacular Campsite
After a horrendous climb, the newly expanded crew, including my girlfriend Devi, my dad and his girlfriend Ellen, set up camp in the green mountains well before sunset. We were worried that a nasty storm on the horizon would soak us, but it never materialized, and we spent a great first evening on the road with a bottle of Talisker 10-year scotch whisky from duty free. There's a mystery member to our crew in this picture: a Tibetan herder who sat down and watched us talk, eat and drink for more than an hour, turning down our offers of food and drink.
Aug
25
2010
25
2010
