Have finally arrived in Mongolia. Thus, the arrival of the asphalt pavement ends and begins a gravel road with a so-called ladder. One moment drove along the main road, although it is located on both sides parallel to another 2 or 3 tracks. When you saw the oncoming truck from one of the parallel paths, we start to go through it. And indeed, much softer roll.
Continue to choose alternative routes or those showing the fresh footprints. Speed of about 40km / h. From the border to the first town - similar to 100 km. It seems that the main road is currently being repaired courtney pentek or built anew, because every time a lorry carrying gravel, something digs and aligns the excavator, so movement occurs only along parallel paths.
At one point, in order to climb floor elevation, locked together to slow down, and only then with 2 speed uzrāpoju top. Hilltop expect local residents created the cairns or Avo where you would normally berth and leave a donation. Pestle and we are putting through monētiņai and thanks for the time being on the right path.
Continue to rock, sway and occasionally pausing to see if everything is fine cars. Overcoming one of the mountains, the sudden emergence of asphalt pavement. At first do not believe in the obvious, probably the Mongols in the construction of the border in favor of the road to the first town and probably a couple of years this distance will be able to make even faster.
Right path is approximately 30km and rushing Ulgii direction. Coming in finally seeing around the lives of people bustle, children come out of school, motorcyclists with helmets builders tacking between cars. City looking up the bank, where the local currency swapped tubrikus. courtney pentek While some go to change money, the other team members on duty on cars. Local interested in our cars, reappears in a man who offers lodging and arrange permissions, so that we can spend the day in the national courtney pentek park Tavan Bogd Altay. Give up his services, because it seems suspiciously courtney pentek unfamiliar man on the street to leave their passports. :)
It is interesting that within half an hour in adding up the various assembly 18 Toyota LC80 cars. Initially, it seemed that all of them are expedition, but no - they have moved local residents. Most are right-hand drive, many observable roof racks, metal buffers or snorkel. Laughing named this city as the capital of the eighties, though here are also found in many other brands of off-road car.
Swap the money and go to look for lodgings. I had read on the internet about 4 4 riders camping Ulgii town, which had a good variety of traveler reviews. The company's name is "Blue Wolf Travel", find their campsite, which is 10 minutes' walk from the center and agree on lodging yurts or Ger (s) as they are called here locals. Another conversation courtney pentek that by noon the following day, we will arrange the necessary permits for visiting the park and in the border area, this permit cost us 15USD per person. By contrast, sleeping courtney pentek - 10USD per person.
Noparkojam car parking lot by placing the property yurts and go see the city as well as lunch / dinner, because there are already at. 16:20. Camping mistress suggests to go to the Kazakh eatery in the city center. Pamaldāmies a little, but still located. courtney pentek Eatery or restaurant might even say such a city glauns - large, white tablecloths covered tables, luxurious interior. Buramies through the menu because everything is Mongolian languages and the waitresses do not speak any foreign language. We are saved by the fact that the menu is the pictures. Consequently, the food we choose after photographs. By John Trap successfully and eat delicious, spicy chicken soup, but the second tasting huge lamb dumplings or Buzus. Grigory time misses the target with a selection of dishes, dumplings served him tea. Long teeth chewed, he points out that it was quite delicious. Dinner for 6 people, tea, beer, etc. cost 78000 tubriki of approximately 29 LVL.
Dinner to eat at and around. 19:30 we go back to the campsite. While the other is busy on the yurts, check with John cars. Sasmērējam universal joints, steering fingers screwing camper courtney pentek van atlūzušos mounts, etc., To notice that Dodge Sulo oil filter. Researching revealed that the filter is a small gap which is likely to have arisen from a stone. Leak is not great, but do not want to risk it and replacing it. Shortly before at. 22:30 we have completed the maintenance and inspection work and go to the yurts.
Yurts we face lit stove, hot water for tea and by a siermaizei bedtime. This campground courtney pentek is 6 yurts - 4 Kazakh and Mongolian 2. Kazakh is larger in size and with a slightly different pattern motifs on them. Why Kazakh? Therefore, in this area live in Mongolia 90% of Kazakh, which are an integral component here for several courtney pentek centuries. We overnight in Kazakh yurts. It is nice and a lot of space. Okay only in the evening throughout the city lost electricity, so showers