søndag den 5. juli 2015

Drive to Lake Ogii and dice game in the ger camp

Back on the truck again. We haven't been with our truck for a full week, but this morning we left early to drive west towards lake Ogii. The weather had changed since yesterday so it was grey sky with clouds and a bit of rain in the morning. Perfect day for driving. We had a lunch stop a some not so interesting ruins in the middle of no where. The Khar Bukh Balgas ruins are part of and old fortress and were really interesting to walk around and think about who'd been there hundreds of years ago. There is a small building next to the ruins labeled "Museum" but it is nothing more than a shed containing some artefacts found around the site.

We had lunch at the ruins before we headed for the Ger camp at lako Ogii. Gers are the same as yurts which we have stayed at in Kirgistan and China.

Arriving there in the afternoon the lake just waited for us to dive in, so we went swimming as soon as we could. Enjoying the hot weather, the sun and the cold lake was fantastic. And when a herd of wild horses also appeared we could just enjoy them as they also went for a drink and a swim in the lake.

Our ger camp was very nice, located on a hill side where we could enjoy the sun on the terrace. We had dinner and then we played dice (Snyd) with some of the others from our group. It included Carl's Chinese no-label rice wine. 

The sun sets late here in Mongolia. Just like a Danish summer, around 10.30 pm so there was plenty of time for playing dice and drinking in the evening. It is good to be back on the road again.

Leaving UB
Alice

Lunch group
Mongolian style  (Chinese style is also rubbing your stomach)
Dodjo - our Mongolian guide
Entering the tiny museum at the ruins
Truck and museum in the background
Goat, horse or sheep?
Ruins



Stupa



Christa and Daniella
Ger camp


Dodjo, Autumn and Mikkel





Evening sunset in Mongolia


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