Departure Day

Well all packed up and ready to go! Just a few hours away and I’m on my way to Beijing and finally Ulan Bator, Mongolia. It took a few times, but I was  able to fit everything into the 40L (40 Liter) backpack.  The biggest and heaviest thing was definitely the camera tripod. I’ve also got a lot of camera accessories that I most likely will not use, but want to have just in case (traveler’s dilemma).

Again I’m sure I’ve over-packed. I’ll offload a few items in Mongolia to make the pack lighter and easier to close. I’m sure they’re gonna have me open everything up and repack at the security check tomorrow…Oh well.

I had been feeling sick after I got my immunizations a week ago. I decided to see the doctor in a last minute effort and she said the immune system gets stressed after immunizations, so people usually catch a cold, etc. I was lucky she gave e some antibiotics and I’m feeling much better after just the first dose! Maybe it’s psychosomatic…….

I’ll arrive in Ulan Bator at almost midnight on the 6th, stay at her family’s apartment, that night, then head out to the nomad camp by land rover the next day.

Will try to make another update before then!

Thanks for reading! Enjoy!

PS For my last dinner in the US (<–It sounds like I’m on death row) I had a strange urge to eat a Big Mac. It was like my mind was trying to sabotage my body at the last minute. Well I can not remember the last time before tonight that I had a Big Mac…It was easily 2-3 years ago, and I remember why I rarely eat at McDonald’s now.