During the 2 weeks since my last post we travelled from Mongolia to Beijing where we had two hectic days of Christmas shopping, and then flew back to Canada to spend Christmas with our family. This Christmas will be great fun now that our little Grandson David is running around. Like all one year olds he is into everything - he’s been trying to get into the presents under the tree for days.
We’ll be back with more pictures and snippets from our very busy lives soon, but in the meanwhile we want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.
Ray and Pauline
Here is another example of why I always carry a camera. Seems like an innovative way to work under your car!
The day after Rays birthday a small group of crazy (plus tired and hungover) people arranged a visit to the Mongolian Military Tourist Camp. This is actually run by the military and we wondered if the revenue supplements the defense budget.
The day didn’t start out well due to the extreme cold, it was -25 C that morning and our car wouldn’t start. Then the arranged Russian van didn’t turn up, again due to mechanical problems and when a replacement was arranged and we finally did get out to the base, the military guys could not get the tank to start.
Somewhat disappointed, we headed for the shooting range, where they had an assortment of weapons - an AK 47, some sniper rifles and a Markov pistol which we could shoot.
Feeling a bit delicate Ray opted for the pistol and displayed his good marksmanship by scoring several hits on the watermelon which he had taken out to use as a target.
Anyone for a cool game of pool?