"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."- St. Peter. "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." - Jesus.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Camping

Before we went to Tuva we bought a new three person tent. We had the opportunity to break it in down at a lake an hour south of Kyzyl. The drive down there felt like we were at the end of the world. We had hopes of camping in a quiet place, but to our chagrin we arrived to find over thirty cars camped by the lake, many playing loud Russian music, alas.

We were surprised to discover how familiar and safe we felt with Russian culture when two Russians helped us put up our tent in the rain. It highlighted for us how much we have adjusted to Russian culture and how different Tuvan culture is.

The road to the lake:






Camping at the lake. The lake was very clear, and only very slightly salty (much, much less than the sea).






A second lake we went to was not as nice for swimming in, but the grass was actually very soft and nice to sit in.


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Sue-Ann said...

Thanks so much for sharing your trip to Tuva etc. The pictures are fantastic and along with your commentary, are an excellent glimpse into a part of the world that most of us will never see and about which we know very little. Amazing scenery, but I think I'm with you on the need for trees.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:10:00 PM

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