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Update from Mongolia
At 03:29 on 22-08-2008 Sean said...
After driving continuously for roughly 48 hours, the Dirty Squirrels have finally landed in the milk and honey land of Mongolia. We're having our Micra tricked out a bit, adding some springs to the front and rear suspension, to manage the roads here. So I've got a bit of time to update all of you.
For those of you who know me well, you likely know that I have a hmmm, flair for the dramatic? But my drama queen nature aside, I think I can fairly say that this has been the most intense trip I've ever taken. Mentally. Physically. Emotionally. It's tested me and my teammates more than any of us ever had dreamed. It's been a trip filled with extremes, high and low, hilarious, dreadfully scary and mind-numbingly mundane.
Can't recall where I last left you all ... and I'm far too lazy to start from the beginning. Nor do I want to bore you with a chronological detailing of each day's events. That I'll save for my 12-hour lecture and powerpoint presentation. So, again, I'll resort to random bullet point thoughts and anecdotes.
*We've driven some 7,400 miles now and spent at least 200 hours in the car already. I'm not sure those numbers, or any adjectives or expletives, adequately describe how physically and mentally draining this has been. And, at the same time, completely exhilarating.
*A haiku:
After driving for
36 hours in Kazakhstan
we slept for two hours
in a weed and broken-bottle infested field
before three men
who said they were police
rudely awoke us
flashing a badge or a crumpled piece of paper
at one of us
narcotics, drugs, marijuana
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