Buir Nuur and the road to Choibalsan
After a good nights sleep we step out of our ger into blue skys and lake views. Walking along the shore line, the lake is so big it seems very much like the ocean. I feel I’m back in Australia accept for the horses dotting the beach. The water was not particularly inviting so we skipped swimming. It was interesting to see some glass type small dwellings along with traditional gers. We leave after lunch for the long drive to Choibalsan. The roads are precarious and as tourists we can’t drive too close to the Chinese border. Further, we need to camp at least 20kms away. After a particularity orange sunset we are 80kms from Choibalsan and have an early night as the temperatures begin to drop overnight. After the utterly flat and endless horizons of the steppe the lake is a significant welcome. However the effort it takes to get there, I'm not sure it’s definitely worth it. Unfortunately we don’t witness the famous lake sunset either.
by Ourania Bolis
