My horse likes you - by emma

21. Juni 2011 - Khövsgöl Nuur Nationalpark

At the moment I am lying on my bed, writing the blog. Sitting up is nearly impossible. Lukas is lying in his bed beside me, whining about his pain. Horseback riding on the mongolian countryside is much more exhausting than we could have ever imagined. Five hours on a horse and we have seen mongolia in its best.

After twelve (!) hours in the car yesterday I started to lose my, usually unbeatable, positive spirit. I started to think about if all of the money we have spent on going on this trip was actually worth it. Sitting in a bumpy car all day long was not really what I expected.
Today I am convinced that this trip that we are doing is worth every single cent.

The views we have seen today is beyond amazing. We find it hard to choose the best pictures from all we took today.
To describe it short, we are living in a Ger close to the lake Khövsgöl. The water in the lake are comparable to the lakes in New Zealand which is the most beautiful water I have ever seen. It is turquoise and totally clear. (You can even drink it!)
We were riding through a forest covered in summer flowers in different colors, everywhere we went there were Yaks and we were riding through several open fields.

We stopped for lunch in a typical mongolian cafe- just as in a private not so good looking kitchen where the mother (?) in the village were cooking the same dish as they all seem to eat here, spaghetti, potatoes, some kind of meat, carrots and onions, all in boiling water.

At the end of the lake (opposite side from where we are staying) you are pretty close to the Russian border. Being uncareful can cost you your life though you will be shot by the Russian border forces. We have also found out that we came so far up north that we actually are in what is called the Siberian Taiga. We are in Siberia. OMG :)

Visiting reindeer people in a village about 50 km from here is what is up tomorrow. Right now, one of my favourite movies is up - Be Kind Rewind. What could possible be better than to end a fantastic day with watching a good movie with some good company in your own Ger with tea and a fireplace?