South Gobi

Woke up to the sounds of strong winds and rain this morning. The rain would linger on and off, more on than off all day as we drive more than 400km from Middle Gobi to South Gobi. The road is still the 2 lane road with desert on both sides but a little less pothole-y. Given the distance that’s pretty much the plan for the day.

Along the way we stopped and got close up views of horses and camels. The capital of South Gobi is a tiny city. It only has 1400 inhabitants and when you see the city on the horizon, you see it all. Mostly in 2 sections accentuated by a few tall apartment buildings. Mountains mark borders with China to the South.

Our camp tonight is Khanbogd which is situated just 40km outside the city but we may as well be somewhere in the middle of nowhere. We’re right by a gorge that we’ll explore tomorrow but otherwise we were free to roam around and take in the landscape.Read more