First day riding

The weather has not been that great to us, but it’s all smiles after the first day. We have had rain and drizzle most of the day, but it held off for our visit to the giant Genghis Khan statue.

We made our way out of Ulaanbaatar - which is probably the best thing to do there - through some pretty heavy traffic but we were quickly and safely out into the rolling green hills.

After about 100km we came over the hill to the giant stainless steel statue, looking out across the valley.

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The compass team put on a great lunch spread for us while we took the obligatory climb out to the horse head.

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We then rode back a bit and around into the next valley to a stunning national park with rocky hills and green valleys..

We are now at a great hotel and winding down.

We just need some better weather for the big loop ride through the park tomorrow.