Mongolia

Arrived into Ulaan Bataar and were shipped off to the UB Guesthouse like all backpackers that had gone before and likely most that will go after. The hardest, lumpiest beds ever experienced. Off exploring UB we saw the Palace and went off to the Intellectual Museum in the afternoon which was full of wooden puzzles, which we were allowed to try and showed our lack of intellect in minutes. A niche museum for sure but quite fun.

Up early the next morning to head off to Teralj Ger Camp which being only 2 hours outside of UB we were worried it wouldn't be wilderness enough for us. We needn't have worried....the five of us were dropped off by the taxi and for the next 24 hours we hardly saw anyone.

Our Yurt...

Went for a walk around the camp and were amazed by the desolation and barren beauty of the landscape.

After lunch we were off on our horse trip! Our horses were more donkey-like and only listened to the guide who would throw branches at them to make them move. Bryn won sprint finish after a few large kicks in the gut, just edging Fi.

Dinner was served at 7pm...sun went down at 5:30pm. Due to the fact that we didn't have any lights we were all asleep by 8pm!

And then we were off on another train to Beijing...our best train yet...ensuite bathroom with a warm shower