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  • ReizigerAustralia to Europe

    Russian Hospitality

    28 juni 2019, Rusland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Had I thought I could stay on a Russian camp ground unseen, I was dreaming.
    I was hardly there for 10 mins I was already involved in an argument about Rexelby on the beach (on leash he was) with children.
    This lady has immediately been identified by onlookers as hysteric and myself as tourist.
    From here on all my plans for an early evening were gone: I wanted to do some snoozing and cooking, both of which I achieved, however the cleaning, home improvement and reorganization plans went up in smoke.
    The Russian hospitality is well known: saying no is not really an option. So I had to more or less eat and drink myself through the camp, slowly getting closer and closer to my van and to drunkenness, taking presents with me: a bag of freshly harvested homegrown potatoes here, a huge cabbage and other vegetables there. Fresher they don’t come.
    Finally I reached home looking forward to my bed, when my Armenian neighbours, who had previously supplied me with a grilled pork chop and a drumstick, (very welcome, as I was sooo hungry) invited me over for more food and drink and some dance. When they told me they are celebrating the first child of the youngest member of the circle, I could not say no, the dancing was of course another incentive.
    In-between all of this, Rexelby and myself had to investigate the wolfish howling of many dogs coming down the hill. Rex could not resist and found his wolf voice, and yodelled together with the other huskies. These were howling on and off throughout the night, but Rexby thankfully resisted his urge to tune in with the “real” Huskies. As we found out this was a Husky farm, about 30 or more dogs, all different husky varieties, Alaskan, Siberian, Mallamute, mixed with wolf, from puppies to old ones. This was their summer camp; they were waiting for the winter to come so they could do some sled work in Kamtchatka. This is at least what I understood.    Meer informatie

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    Home Maintenance

    29 juni 2019, Rusland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Made some serious headway with my home improvements today.
    I struggled every morning with putting my bed together by pushing the big board onto the bench, creating the sitting area. Today when driving into Khabarovsk I saw some kind of timber sawing business, so I went and asked it they could halve the board, so that I have 2 pieces instead of one making it much easier to handle. Nice guys, did it all for free.
    I then found a shop where I bought a mirror for this horrible blind spot, which was the reason for the two dints I caused.
    And last but not least, I got my water filter primed which I hadn’t had time to so far, as I needed to change my cupboard so it fits into it as well.
    My next project are the lights above the sitting area. But that’s for another time.    Meer informatie

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    The Forest opens

    3 juli 2019, Rusland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    Nearly all my way from Vladivostok through to close to Ulan Ude, the gateway into Mongolia, you are driving through landscapes reminding me of the Bavarian Voralpen or the Black Forrest: mixed forest with a lot of pines and Birches, quite dark and dense at times, sometimes opening up to view the hills with meadows and more forest. Mighty rivers are crisscrossing the country, being a welcome change in scenery and providing nice camping spots.
    Needing to walk Rex I had to get out often and walk him through these dense forests. He was very exited of course, all these strange smells and sounds, however as everybody who read Rotkaeppchen or Red Riding Hood knows wolves are living there. Ok, Rotkaeppchen is no authority on Siberian fauna but to make things worse we have to add the bear. So I always felt a certain portion of unease, my ears tuned in to all the noises around me and my bear spray close at hand.
    I was very grateful that Rexelby refrained from hunting wolves and bears. He of course still had to hunt, however aimed more at a different species of game…. the chipmunk.
    And finally, after more than 3000km, the forest opened and made room for grassy hills and soft slopes.    Meer informatie

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    The Landscape Changes

    5 juli 2019, Rusland ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    After nine days of travelling through forrests, finally the landscape opens. Wonderful views, glorious landscapes.
    Sometimes, to get some money, to stock up on groceries, I need to leave the road and venture into the next township. Once leaving the "highway" which in itself is a bumpy affair, the road worsens considerably. You have to pass huge potholes, drive across wonky bridges, once I had to travel through an airfield, not being used for at least 50years, hardly being able to drive from one concrete patch to the next. I dread those town visits, and feel so sorry for the people living in these extremely poor conditions in a country that praises itself as a world power.Meer informatie

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    Lake Baikal, Russia

    15 juli 2019, Rusland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Finally a break in my everyday travels: I arrived at Lake Baikal. Rural Russia, cows, orthodox churches, bent power poles, and a restful camping spot beside the lake. Here I am enjoying some days of rest together with some other Overlanders, before heading off to Mongolia.Meer informatie

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    Ulaan Baatar

    19 juli 2019, Mongolië ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    After battling the highway of potholes we arrived in Ulanbaatar. Due to Lola being delayed 3 weeks, my Russian business visa is coming to its end. In Ulanbaatar I applied for another visa. It hopefully doesn't take too long to get it.Meer informatie

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  • ReizigerAustralia to Europe

    My Chamomile Dog

    25 juli 2019, Mongolië ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Rexby is the absolute water dog. If he doesn't find water, water will find him in all its glorious conditions and shades: fresh, salty, green algae and who doesn't like a mud bath. All these conditions of course come with smells as well, not always very pleasant in the confines of a camper van.
    Since we are in the steppe however this has changed. Still lots of bodies of water, but the steppe is covered with a lot of herbs, mainly chamomile (Kamille). Every step releases the perfume of this herb and my dog, roaming and sniffing at every possibility picks up this scent and now smells lovely and clean.
    But not only his scent, as well his behavior: he acts thistle ( Diestel) but behaves chamomile.
    Cows don't run away, how boring, and may kick, horses may initially run, but then stop and kick, but the worst are those Yaks: one of them may run, but then the rest of them bundle up and chase you and they definitely kick so you have to turn and gain some land quick smart. Very scary! But it's safe beside Mum.
    I never knew he had such a growl as he reserves for the Yaks. Incredible looking animals they are. Very beautiful in a beastly way. Richtige Urviecher! I'm sure they are related with the bisons? Once again in google land I will looks this up.
    With me he is all chamomile as well. He is obedient or tries to, really kuddly, guards, checks in with me at regular intervals. Sometimes when I lose track of him he takes of with a new friend or a squirrel whistles far away and he has to find it. It comes in handy that I had tried for the last months, rather unsuccessfully I have to admit, to whistle with my fingers and nothing more than a meagre tweet would come from it, if at all. Suddenly I have mastered the art of finger whistling and it works a treat. One of my ear piercing whistles and you see a speck of my dog arrive on the horizon. Well, or two. Whistles. There is just no more pretending one didn't hear. But he might already be on his way for all I know!
    PS: just returned from our walk when he found an earth squirrel and killed it. No chamomile dog after all.    Meer informatie

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    Breakdown

    26 juli 2019, Mongolië ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    It had rained for the past few days so the roads are quite boggy, and more than once i had to drive through mud and water. Never knowing how the conditions are below the surface. So in this instance I bent the underbody protective sheet of metal so it scraped on the ground. Immediately the people on the other side of the bog were jumping into action and removing the pieces of metal. No fuss, just got into the tools. Thanks so much guys!!!
    I was lucky in another way: 1km down the road was a village, in which there was a mechanic who bent the metal back into shape and screwed it back on. In addition to his payment he helped himself to a pinch into my breast. Good I wore a jacket!!!    Meer informatie

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