The little mice make their own Mongolian road system....
Arrived
into Arvaikheer and filled with fuel. John asked a cop in a police
car where to get our spring fixed. I went in to pay and the master
card did not work again, but visa is accepted.
We
had a police escort to the edge of town and a auto shop. Two very
young lads helped us to find a leaf the correct size in their shed, some new some old, but none quiet right. The boss man arrived and
suggested he weld it, and weld another spring on top of the weld, and clamp it. We agreed.
The
two lads removed the leaf spring then boss man welded it together and
welded a short spring on top. The lads then reassembled it with a
second hand spring on the bottom to replace the other broken one.
All back together in about 3 hours with a cost of 200,000 or about
AU$120
We
chased down the supermarket and bought some eggs and milk, and headed
on out towards Shireet Nuur (lake).
A
slow rough track but we would nearly make the lake. However, a white 4x4 came over and stopped us. It was Juri, the biker from the border crossing
and Kazakhstan, now traveling with his wife instead of his son. We
chatted and chatted then decided to camp together.
Driving around
and up the hill we camped in the saddle mindful of a flat spot for
their tent.
Their
car was half full of wood so had a BBQ. A nice cold beer (Russian 900ml) shared, then
onto wine. They supplied spuds and salad and we reheated the two
stews.
A
good night, we got along well together. Went to bed some time after
0100.138km Camp site 2072m alt.