Never has one city seen so much faffing...by the time we leave Ulaan Baatar on the 10th we will have done, well, not nearly as much as we could have. The trip to the west has been abandoned so no eagle hunters for now and we're off for a couple of days chillaxing in the hills...

Still, this trip has provided an experience or two that shall not be forgotten in a hurry. Our grasp of the Finnish language has improved no end, Tom has learnt to carry out his ablutions in a variety of terrains, camel galloping has been mastered and paninis have been devoured at a frightening rate from Cafe Amsterdam.