Adventures in Driving

We can totally make it!.... Then again, maybe not.

Driving here can be in turns frustrating or amusing. Though the total lack of road rules can (and will) drive you crazy, Mongolian drivers also share an optimistic belief that they and their car can handle any situation they find themselves in.  I suppose it's a survival mechanism.  The following pictures are just a taste of adventures in driving here!

Off-roading in the snow in a 15-passenger van.

I think this is the end of the road for us.

This could be awhile.

Parking spot!

In his defense, he probably thought jumping the sidewalk and going through a wall would be a short cut.

Might as well snap a picture while I've put the car in park....

Goats always have the right-of-way.

US Embassy to the rescue!  Taking an ancient mini-truck through a mud pit was probably not the best idea.

What passes for a major intersection somewhere in Khentii.