Sooner or later V is gonna write something. In the mean while you get me. I promise she is still alive and we are still talking 🙂

Our plan today was to cross the river at the bottom of the valley and hike a few hours down-river along the far side amoungst the trees. After freezing our legs in ice cold water to get across a small section we were faced with no way forward. We tried wading a across but the fingers of the river were just too fast and deep.

We resigned ourselves to walking up-river past free, happy looking horses (without tourists on their backs) and flocks of supper (sheep). Our mood was a bit low – I guess we really wanted to get across the river. The litter strewn everywhere and mismanagement of the water and environment was also irking us. We sat and munched peanuts on a huge open plain and watched the birds until the storm clouds started rolling in adding to the mood and sending us hiking back to camp.

It was dramatic watching the storm approach. Huge black clouds and lightning had dumped most their water by the time they got to us. We sat in our Ger watching more eps of ‘The West Wing’ without any guilt. It seems most Gers (even the remote ones) have satellite dishes, cell phones and flat screen TVs all powered by batteries and solar chargers. BUT no running water or toilet ! Mongolian Tech-no-mads 🙂

[Pictures: Tech-no-mad Ger and the rainbow after the storm].

– Posted from my iPhone