Day 3. 2004-07-07.
Between Olgiy and Khovd.

Notes: Night time temperature 3°C. We stop to get water from a clear, fast-running stream. Also stopped at the end of a lake to see swans, cormorants and ruddy shelducks.

We go through a pass - 2649m, luckily it is not steep, and it is not raining. We had a few "water hazards" today, which were no problem - everyone just drove through them eventually.

One area had millions of low ground-cover purple flowers, which gave the whole plain a purple haze. We passed 14 Bactrian camels in a field. Our tires crush various herbal plants, and they smell good. On one good stretch today we got up to 50 k.p.h. but our average is much slower than that.

End of Day Statistics.

Total Time: 10:18
Stopped Time: 4:36
Moving Time: 5:42

Distance: 101.0 km.
Overall Speed: 9.8 k.p.h.
Moving Speed: 17.7 k.p.h.

Location: 48.717504°N 89.951380°E.
Speed: 17 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2169 metres.
Distance: 3.7 km.

Location: 48.694128°N 89.959890°E.
Speed: 0 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2260 metres.
Distance: 6.4 km.

Location: 48.694128°N 89.959890°E.
Speed: 18 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2260 metres.
Distance: 6.4 km.

Location: 48.673328°N 89.968543°E.
Speed: 14 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2278 metres.
Distance: 8.9 km.

Location: 48.673328°N 89.968543°E.
Speed: 14 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2278 metres.
Distance: 8.9 km.

Location: 48.650733°N 89.973674°E.
Speed: 22 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2273 metres.
Distance: 11.5 km.

Location: 48.649013°N 89.976168°E.
Speed: 13 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2283 metres.
Distance: 11.8 km.

Location: 48.642189°N 89.982718°E.
Speed: 9 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2295 metres.
Distance: 12.7 km.

Location: 48.638578°N 89.989719°E.
Speed: 10 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2295 metres.
Distance: 13.4 km.

Location: 48.635175°N 89.996438°E.
Speed: 16 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2276 metres.
Distance: 14.0 km.

Location: 48.615089°N 90.037016°E.
Speed: 15 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2164 metres.
Distance: 17.8 km.

Location: 48.615089°N 90.037016°E.
Speed: 15 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2164 metres.
Distance: 17.8 km.

Location: 48.569888°N 90.095894°E.
Speed: 23 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2112 metres.
Distance: 25.0 km.

Location: 48.498558°N 90.190335°E.
Speed: 20 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2139 metres.
Distance: 35.8 km.

Location: 48.478498°N 90.207502°E.
Speed: 18 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2166 metres.
Distance: 38.4 km.

Location: 48.460365°N 90.233529°E.
Speed: 12 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2147 metres.
Distance: 41.2 km.

Location: 48.453625°N 90.271992°E.
Speed: 16 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2115 metres.
Distance: 44.8 km.

Location: 48.453625°N 90.271992°E.
Speed: 16 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2115 metres.
Distance: 44.8 km.

Location: 48.444830°N 90.307133°E.
Speed: 20 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2125 metres.
Distance: 47.6 km.

Location: 48.423808°N 90.345370°E.
Speed: 17 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2231 metres.
Distance: 51.4 km.

Location: 48.424917°N 90.390482°E.
Speed: 21 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2333 metres.
Distance: 55.3 km.

Location: 48.429441°N 90.399775°E.
Speed: 18 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2367 metres.
Distance: 56.2 km.

Location: 48.437401°N 90.414707°E.
Speed: 13 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2462 metres.
Distance: 57.9 km.

Location: 48.439175°N 90.418305°E.
Speed: 11 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2477 metres.
Distance: 58.2 km.

Location: 48.455511°N 90.412308°E.
Speed: 8 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2547 metres.
Distance: 60.3 km.

Location: 48.461921°N 90.438302°E.
Speed: 18 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2645 metres.
Distance: 62.4 km.

Location: 48.466802°N 90.462990°E.
Speed: 18 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2645 metres.
Distance: 64.3 km.

Location: 48.469043°N 90.474653°E.
Speed: 0 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2615 metres.
Distance: 65.2 km.

Location: 48.473314°N 90.491702°E.
Speed: 12 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2606 metres.
Distance: 66.6 km.

Location: 48.473314°N 90.491702°E.
Speed: 5 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2606 metres.
Distance: 66.6 km.

Location: 48.488018°N 90.531227°E.
Speed: 18 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2494 metres.
Distance: 70.0 km.

Location: 48.493958°N 90.605361°E.
Speed: 3 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2393 metres.
Distance: 75.7 km.

Location: 48.493958°N 90.605361°E.
Speed: 6 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2393 metres.
Distance: 75.7 km.

Location: 48.508748°N 90.628107°E.
Speed: 3 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2382 metres.
Distance: 78.1 km.

Location: 48.508748°N 90.628107°E.
Speed: 3 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2382 metres.
Distance: 78.1 km.

Location: 48.509443°N 90.629386°E.
Speed: 1 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2383 metres.
Distance: 78.3 km.

Location: 48.511210°N 90.668374°E.
Speed: 41 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2409 metres.
Distance: 82.1 km.

Location: 48.504732°N 90.695585°E.
Speed: 10 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2462 metres.
Distance: 84.2 km.

Location: 48.464805°N 90.759311°E.
Speed: 33 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2354 metres.
Distance: 91.3 km.

Location: 48.442667°N 90.777438°E.
Speed: 29 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2274 metres.
Distance: 94.1 km.

Location: 48.388373°N 90.804229°E.
Speed: 0 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2064 metres.
Distance: 100.5 km.

Stephen Stewart.