Hugh had persuaded me that I should stay over in the Terelj, rather than come back the same day (it is only about an hour drive), and I am very glad. It was very nice waking up in the country, going for a morning run on Sunday, and going for a two-hour horse ride in the afternoon.
My big surprise on Saturday was to learn that the Terelj was the same area where the conference was held two weeks ago, and the ger camp where I stayed was only a few kilometers from the site of the conference. Had I known that, I would have stayed at the same camp as the conference.
Still, where I stayed was comfortable enough, and even though it rained hard early Saturday and early Sunday, I was able to do two fantastic hikes on Saturday and avoided the rain on Sunday. The landscape pictures that I took do not do the area justice (included in next post).
Gaala drove me there and back. Upon arrival home on Sunday, the key broke off in the lock, and I was forced to wait two hours before I could get in to my apartment. Hugh came by, invited me over for dinner, and we had another great talk. It turns out he is also a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and we compared notes on martial arts.
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