Friday, July 18, 2008

We are on the border of Mongolia. Our train is getting its wheels changed, which is a crazy thought that they change all of the wheels on the train to safeguard against any attacks from either China or Russia. We have about 8 hours to explore, so we went out to a Dinosaur dig site and we were able to pick up some fossils and other cool rocks. It was very fun but as you can expect I came back with too much stuff. We are excited to be able to get to Mongolia as we can visit a friend from college who is working there. There are a few really nice museums that we are looking forward to as well as exploring the culture. We were able to meet with some family members while traveling and that was interesting to hear their stories. We are doing well though the traveling has made us a bit more tired. The trip from Huhehaote to Ulan Bator is about 36 hours, but we luckily were able to get a soft sleeper car with a door so we are able to shut off from the bustle of traveling. The area is super flat with lots of tumbleweed and geckos, but few trees and a decent amount of sand. The sunrise was pretty amazing this morning. We are blessed to be able to see so many of the father's works in nature. We hope you are doing well and we look forward to sharing more later.

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