mercredi 8 août 2012

27-30 to Ulaan Bataar

Getting out of the Gobi gradually , still on a track , we reach Bayanngor - and a east- west main (gravel) road .
First relatively good food for a long time
We go out at night to find a place to camp.
Heading to UB, it start to rain a lot, suddenly the piste change in a kind of river with water up to knees level and flooding from everywhere, we are completely wet, and it last for hours , the only cars we see stops as they cannot cross the new- rivers - but we can.
We ll stop on top of a hill, just whe rain stops for a while, just the time to set up the tents. By chance nothing is wet but the apparels...
Another day of grave, to the main road and at the end the 400 km of Tarmac to UB
With always 1 tire puncture a day, the last day on the road brings us 3 punctures on thierrys bike ,
This is time to be back
Arriving at the oasis guest house is like a dream- here is the place where all overlanders heading east - from Europe , or west , from Japan or Korea, meets- there is a lot of motorcycles, 4x4 , trucks , ... Lots of interesting people to chat with,.
Summary on the Mongolia part:
4000 km, almost all out of the main gravel road
Around a month out within the country
0 hotel in 1 month
0 shower (rivers when not in desert)
18 tire punctures for the 250 Xt Yamaha
1 for the Ktm
1 clutch dead on a Xt
6 x air filters for the Xt
2 welding repairs for one Xt
Front wheel rim of the Ktm almost square!!
Mudguard of the Ktm dead, fixed
Brakes of the Xt dead
Rear brake pads of the Ktm dead
One bad fall with the Ktm and pain in the knee and leg for 10 days
A bit fed up of pasta, even if my friends are fantastic chefs
I Lost 5 kg

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