Khövsgöl, Mongolia

Recieved by SMS at 12th August 2012 at 05:34

We made it to Mongolia! Only 6 hours at the border, spent the night with a family in a ger, and survived a mountain pass while snowing! Yes, snowing!

Verkh-Biysk, Russia

Recieved by SMS at 10th August 2012 at 09:12

Back into Russia for round two! Almost to Mongolia!

Semey, Kazakhstan

Recieved by SMS at 8th August 2012 at 14:58

Met some friendly locals in Semey and got invited home for dinner. Ate cucumbers and raspberry jam from his garden. No English but ** some text is missing **

Astana, Kazakhstan

Recieved by SMS at 7th August 2012 at 08:20

After a grueling 15 hours driving (1 of which was spent stuck in the mud!) we made it to Astana, the gleaming capital.

Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Recieved by SMS at 4th August 2012 at 21:30

Ran into some other teams outside of Uralsk, caravaned with them to Aktobe!

Atyrau, Kazakhstan

Recieved by SMS at 3rd August 2012 at 14:57

Imagine blacktop made of lasagna pasta that's made of Swiss cheese. Welcome to Kazakhstan!

Astrakhan, Russia

Recieved by SMS at 3rd August 2012 at 14:16

Dasvidanya for now, Russia! Two smooth days...now on to Kazakhstan!

Elista, Russia

Recieved by SMS at 2nd August 2012 at 12:48

Lo, the steppe! Stopping for lunch in Elista, a Buddhist enclave in the middle of Russia.

Vladikavkaz, Russia

Recieved by SMS at 1st August 2012 at 09:23

Made it through the Georgia-Russia border in less than 2 hours!

Stepantsminda, Georgia

Recieved by SMS at 1st August 2012 at 06:14

Just south of the Russian border in the shadow of Mt. Kazbek, most beautiful place we've been.

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