We split up for the beginning of the rest day. A friendly Russian guy named Timur delivered me some 10w-40 engine oil in plastic water bottle and I got to work changing it

Our first border day was a drag. We woke up on Kazakh time 3 hours later than usual and spent the first 6 hours of the day crossing over. On the other side,

I woke up at 4:30 unable to return to sleep. The camp generator turned on that morning at 4:46. After laying in bed for a bit I got up to have

We left our lovely executive suite in the Hilton to head out to the countryside once again. The rolling hills outside of Urumqi are the first time we’ve seen grass since leaving

We started to the day leaving the surprise hotel to head back out into the park. Neither of us ate much, just a few fruits, so we were hungry for a day of