Hongo, Mongolia

Travel Blogs from Hongo (3)

the inevitable disaster, Hongo, Mongolia travel blog
the inevitable disaster
Aug 2, 2009

An epic day today.  Highs and lows at the extremes of the spectrum.  It started well – we got a tow start with no trouble and Chris took the first shift.  The roads are, at best, rough, rutted gravel.  I was pretty eager to take my turn at offroading, ...

A travel blog entry by davechrisdamo
chillin in the desert, Hongo, Mongolia travel blog
chillin in the desert
Aug 3, 2009

Waking up in the absolute silence of dawn in the desert is a strangely spiritual event.  The totality of the surrounding nothingness amplifies the effect of the tangible, measurable circumstances.  In this case, it was very apparent that we were very stuck.  ...

A travel blog entry by davechrisdamo
still in the desert, Hongo, Mongolia travel blog
still in the desert
Aug 4, 2009

Day 3 in the desert.  The van is flat and we have ample food and water (although last night's dinner was tinned macaroni and cheese with undercooked polenta), so we have been quite happy in the desert.  However the oil continues to drip through our patches ...

A travel blog entry by davechrisdamo

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