ARVAIKHEER - MONGOLIA 110 km (total 12563)

And when roads finally became smooth tarmac surfaces, tragedy struck. We lost the sump guard and at the same time we pierced, well, what it was supposed to guard: the base of the engine block. Luckly it happened in town, where a backyard mechanic, with the help of glue and what looked like dirty rags, managed to seal it and assured us it will take us to UB, just 400 km away.