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Impromptu trip to Mongolia
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Good stuff Glynn,,have a good return trip,
Missed this till now,if you need owt you have my number
Missed this till now,if you need owt you have my number
Cheers...I'm still on the road......
For the next 5 nights I wild camp somewhere in north western Mongolia. One day I get into 3rd gear twice, another day I see 2 vehicles all day, I ride 5 miles up a dry river bed, get bogged down in mud holes, encounter a dust storm, I don't stand on a piece of tarmac for 6 days, never mind sit in a chair! Slide off 3 times in a massive storm, Cross rivers, ride through deserts, woodlands, steppe, you name it Mongolia's got it!. I even go off off road!
Will I make outta here...course I will it's a G/S !
Will I make outta here...course I will it's a G/S !
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Every bloke at some point dreams of riding in to town after a hard day... Dusting himself down....sidling up to the only guest house.... Run by the best looking and only available gal in town... Who just happens to fancy you..... I've had this dream all day. It's been tough...7 hours to do 50 miles..... 3 river crossings...etc etc
Today ain't my day... The guest house I thought was here no longer exists. There's nothing.
Wild camp again... Over the brow of a hill I spot what might be a tourist... Check the number plate...it's 3 local blokes so I ride on and camp out of sight.
Headlights! It's the 3 blokes. They've come for a chat. It's midnight. I've put my bike jeans on back to front in my haste to get up! We chat in sign language and beers are shared round. I desperately try to weigh them up.
They leave after an hour and I'm frightened they might come back. If they come back to rob me I've got an old U lock with me that's definitely capable of bringing a man down. If it's the other... I open the saw on my leatherman and hide it iup my sleeve so I can cut my bonds if I don't like it....
Today ain't my day... The guest house I thought was here no longer exists. There's nothing.
Wild camp again... Over the brow of a hill I spot what might be a tourist... Check the number plate...it's 3 local blokes so I ride on and camp out of sight.
Headlights! It's the 3 blokes. They've come for a chat. It's midnight. I've put my bike jeans on back to front in my haste to get up! We chat in sign language and beers are shared round. I desperately try to weigh them up.
They leave after an hour and I'm frightened they might come back. If they come back to rob me I've got an old U lock with me that's definitely capable of bringing a man down. If it's the other... I open the saw on my leatherman and hide it iup my sleeve so I can cut my bonds if I don't like it....
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Folklore would have you believe that there's a friendly local waiting to help you at every tricky river crossing trying to earn a few quid. It's a fairy tale. Complete indifference is shown by MOST locals. There's 3 big Mongolian dogs greeting me at this one. One bites my boot twice.
Halfway across, and I can't see a way forward... Then I spot an old pop bottle that's obviously used as a marker.
I'm through! But not before moving that pop bottle 10 feet further along...
Halfway across, and I can't see a way forward... Then I spot an old pop bottle that's obviously used as a marker.
I'm through! But not before moving that pop bottle 10 feet further along...
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The only way out of the mud holes is to put her on her side...right over! and fill the ruts in by hand before righting her.
Don't come on this adventure tour with ya big Panzer... I'm fully loaded with 600 Kms of fuel, 11 litres of water, 3 litres milk, 3 litres of oil, and enough Choco Pie to keep me going for 2 weeks.
If ya can't pick it up fully loaded, in the mud, stay in your hotel room. Nothing breaks and nothing falls off!
This is G/S country...
Don't come on this adventure tour with ya big Panzer... I'm fully loaded with 600 Kms of fuel, 11 litres of water, 3 litres milk, 3 litres of oil, and enough Choco Pie to keep me going for 2 weeks.
If ya can't pick it up fully loaded, in the mud, stay in your hotel room. Nothing breaks and nothing falls off!
This is G/S country...
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Brilliant!
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Nice one Glynn, looks like you're having a proper trip. All the best for the rest of the return bud 
This is amazing
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