We just finished our 2 week roadtrip
around Mongolia and Lars is busy working on his next piece d'
resistance... so, in the meantime I thought I would give all of our
loyal blog readers (i.e. our families) a little preview of our trip
and not just because our flight has an 11 hour delay.
imagine the movie preview guy's
voice...
IN A LAND BEFORE TIME...
AN ADVENTURE BEYOND IMAGINATION...
A SURVIVAL STORY OF EPIC PROPORTIONS...
Sometime in the 1200s (I can't be
bothered with exact details) a young nomad named Genghis Khan came
into power to bring together a nation. Not only did he successfully
unite Mongolia, but conquered lands far and wide. He established the
largest empire the world has ever seen. Alexander the Great, Caesar,
Napolean ... all chumps. No man (or woman) has ever even come close
to replicating the great Mogonlian warrior, Genghis Khan.
Until now.
Lars and Susan will spend 13 days and
12 nights conquering the wild steppes of Mongolia. But, they won't do
it alone. They CAN'T do it alone. In their old school Russian 4 x4
minibus they will be accompanied by 2 Dutch bikers (Bud and Rink), a
young folk dancing Slovakian couple (Andrei and Natalya) and a driver
who is called “The Doctor.” On this journey of a lifetime, they
will encounter many life threatening challenges including 5 flat
tires and the gasiest Dutchman you will ever meet. Lars and Susan
will need to ride horses that are more like ponies and double humped
camels (they are so cute!).
There will be a waterfall with no water
and tons of yaks, sheep and goats. They will play endless games of
canasta, but with Slovak rules. To fuel themselves, there will be
mutton, rice and more pasta than Susan's entire semester in Italy.
But will they be able to brave the communist showers?
But, the greatest challenge of won't be
the short beds, lack of fruit or vegetables, unreasonable amount of
peanuts, or even the gut wrenching drives. No, the greatest challenge
will be ... the toilets.
All this razzmatazz and more about
flora and fauna from Lars!
P.S. We love comments. They make us
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