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Sheep head

We drowe throught half the city to find a "safe kitchen " (not to mention
expensive!) not to upset our stomachs, but the idea of what we were eating
was quite upsetting by itself even if well made. I am gnawing on a sheep
ear.

Vi kjørte rundt halve byen for å finne ett "trygdt kjøkken" (for ikke å
nevne svinedyrt) for å ikke uroe våre sarte mager, men tanken på hva vi
spiste var ganske urovekkende i seg selv, til tross for bra tilberedning.
Jeg gansker i meg ett saueøre.
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Cold war remainder

On the border city on the KAZ side before entering china there’s some old relics of what once was.

I en grå grenseby på KAZ side før vi broker 6 timer på å entre Kina, finner vi levninger fra den kalde krigen.
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Pitstop

Fresh fruits for the train ride, thanks for sharing.

Fersk frukt for togturen, takk som deler.
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We're in China (Urumqi)

Finally back in China.

Endelig tilbake i Kina (Urumqi)
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No time to linger

We don’t hang around, and wind our way up north to Kanas national park area.

Vi tar oss ikke tid til å henge særlig rundt, og følger en vei som slynger seg nordover til Kanas nasjonal park.
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2,5 days on horseback!

We rent 5 horses, and a guide/groom.

Vi leier 5 hester og en hestepasser for ett 2,5 dagers ritt.
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Refil Station

We take time for a break, and replenish by drinking a worm fragmented rice wine (Morten and TA sleeps).

Vi tar oss tid til en pustepause, og etterfyller energi med larve-shot-ris-sprit (Morten og TA slumrer).
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:38. 0 comment(s)

Staying the night at Hemu village

.. an easy going young party atmosphere place, but still retaining some charm from its wooden buildings.

Vi overnatter i tømmer-koie ansamlingen som heter Hemu, god ung party atmosfære.
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Man down!

Morten was hurt on the first day, when losing control of his fast running horse. This was partly because the stirrup was not properly attached. As if too stupid to learn from the incident, the groom attaches the stirrup again inadequately and I fall off too (after he whips the horse to gain speed, I was less hurt though luckily).

Morten fikk forstuet håndleddet første dagen, når han mistet kontrollen på den ville hingsten. Dette var dels at hestens “stigbøyle?” ikke satt fast. Hestepasseren presterte å sette på stigbøylen løst nok en gang, insisterte på at jeg skulle ri hesten (trass mine protester!), pisket hesten for å få opp farten som gjorde at jeg også falt av og skadet meg (dog mindre) – for en helvetes idiot.
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The most dangerous part of the entire trip

2+ days on horseback was probably the most dangerous we did on the trip, only Morten (ironically) had any notable experience from horse riding, the groom was an incompetent youngster, the equipment old and in poor condition, and the eroding path was narrow winding along sheer drops. [Here a horse that must have fallen out recently, the grass was still flat on the way down to it].

Drøye 2 dager på hesteryggen var nok det farligste vi gjorde på turen, ironisk nok var det kun Morten som hadde nevnverdige rideferdigheter, hestepasseren var en ung tosk, utstyret gammelt og i uforsvarlig stand, og den tynne stien var erodert av regn flankert av stupbratte fjellsider. [Her en hest som må ha falt ned en skråning fra stien, det må ha vært nylig for gresset var fortsatt nedbanket].
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