Goin Mongol

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The traffic from Ulaanbataar, Mongolia to the Russian border was pretty light today.........
Got through the Russian border and I decided we shouldn't fill up, I thought we could make it all the way to Ulan Ude. As usual my good judgement paid off. As the fuel light was starting to blink half way to Ulan Ude we scurried to find some diesel. We rolled into this little station on the outskirts of a little town and got 20 liters of diesel for $27 US Dollars and a juice. We tried to pay with a visa, but to no avail........
Our Horse............1992 Toyota Hilux Surf, 2.4 Turbo Diesel........

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cridenour said…
Hey guys,
So Christina how many times have you guys run out of gas? And how many times has John said " I know this spot" anyways guys we just wanted to check in, good to hear from you!!
Love the Ridneours
August 24, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Roperman said…
Hey,
hows it goin. Its Danny, the guy that "tweaked" your car documents in Mongolia. How did that go? I take it you got through. I've only just found the piece of paper with this address on.
November 17, 2008 at 11:45 PM
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