Formatting & trip photos to follow... Final Words Posted by Andrew at 8th September 2010 at 18:02 Tim and I have now arrived back safely after our 8000 mile adventure to Mongolia! It feels great to be home, however we were both a little sad to finish our journey and leave our exciting life on the road to return to normality. Along the way to Ulaan Baatar we fended off floods in Poland, a heat wave in Russia, a clutch failure in Kazakhstan and river crossings in Mongolia. Our trusty Toyota Carolla sped us swiftly away from corrupt police, carried us around potholes that could swallow a whole car, through the Aral Mountains and across the Gobi desert. Everywhere we went we were treated with respect and often generosity by the (normally bewildered) locals, many of whom were much poorer than ourselves. Spending five weeks in a cramped environment with the same person every day could drive some people mad, however despite a few differences of opinion on the correct use ...