From Khongoryn Els we drove back to the east, reaching Bulgan village before midday. The one and only reason to stay there is for getting food & water supplies. We visited a friend of our driver at his house, where suddenly a couple of cute faces just arrived from school... There were his sons and when they saw us, they changed clothes and threw
a ball for starting the game. It was a mixed of basketball-volleyball and football or anything can be played in such a different playground but all of us were enjoying it. After a while, more and more children wanted to play with us and finally we ended playing with more than 15 children.
a ball for starting the game. It was a mixed of basketball-volleyball and football or anything can be played in such a different playground but all of us were enjoying it. After a while, more and more children wanted to play with us and finally we ended playing with more than 15 children.We left our young friends with a big smile on their faces and we headed towards Bayanzag, commonly known as the Flaming Cliffs, where the panteologist Roy Chapmane found dinosaurs eggs and bones back in 1922. The monotony of all these flat plains, breaks suddenly by some sandy-rocky huge formations at the colour of desert sand. Our ger we were going to spend the night was once again in the middle of nowhere. The only visible things are rocks, red sand, flocks of camels and a field of some short trees. The wood from these trees kept us warm and its burning smells so nice. Just before sleep we had a glass of 
Chengis, whereas the two junior British companions decided to pay a visit to a neighbour ger around 22.00, as we saluted some European girls earlier that day.
It was only around 9 when we were seriously worried for them, as they haven’t come back from their walk even for their breakfast time. We checked all nearby gers, we found out either they were locked or empty the others told us that they left from their ger around midnight. So where on earth might they be after 9 hours? Worst thoughts possible crossed our minds, as the desert is so cold during the night and windy. At last around 10.30 we managed to contact
all gers in the area, and they were found in a distance of 8km, in family ger as they froze. Almost speechless in most of the trip we drove many hours and because of the delay we reached our next stop at night in the middle of a snowstorm.
Our new ger owner has a cute bulky son that enjoys our company. This time we shared the ger with our drivers too. 7 people on the ground all around, feet facing the door of the ger –as it should be-, making fun of the juniors about their adventurous story earlier that day. Thank god we were not in the mountains where hungry wolfs are around ….
Compass & matches at least guys ;) I am sure u still don’t have them in your huge pockets. Take care and remember: “Nobody crosses Gobi without misgivings” (English lady in 1920’s)
Chengis, whereas the two junior British companions decided to pay a visit to a neighbour ger around 22.00, as we saluted some European girls earlier that day. It was only around 9 when we were seriously worried for them, as they haven’t come back from their walk even for their breakfast time. We checked all nearby gers, we found out either they were locked or empty the others told us that they left from their ger around midnight. So where on earth might they be after 9 hours? Worst thoughts possible crossed our minds, as the desert is so cold during the night and windy. At last around 10.30 we managed to contact
all gers in the area, and they were found in a distance of 8km, in family ger as they froze. Almost speechless in most of the trip we drove many hours and because of the delay we reached our next stop at night in the middle of a snowstorm.Our new ger owner has a cute bulky son that enjoys our company. This time we shared the ger with our drivers too. 7 people on the ground all around, feet facing the door of the ger –as it should be-, making fun of the juniors about their adventurous story earlier that day. Thank god we were not in the mountains where hungry wolfs are around ….
Compass & matches at least guys ;) I am sure u still don’t have them in your huge pockets. Take care and remember: “Nobody crosses Gobi without misgivings” (English lady in 1920’s)
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