The animals enjoyed it too!
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| For lunch we had fish from a can, bread sticks and water. They are very creative. No one brought eating utensils, so they opened the cans with a knife and then bent the lid of the can and used it as a scoop to get the fish out of the can. The sand gnats were really bad--I guess it was just a little more protein added to our fish! |
Ganzorig and Gankhuyag. These guys are amazing. They were known as the Khovd Hellians before
joining the church. They were drinking buddies! Ganzorig joined first and then introduced the gospel to Gankhuyag and he was baptized. Now he serves as the Branch President and Ganzorig is his first counselor.
They are both so grateful for the changes the gospel made in their lives that they will do just
about anything to help the missionaries. They are amazing men.
Beautiful country. Still a little snow on the mountains!
The sisters were having a great time playing in the shallow water. It was a little slimey for me
to venture in very far (or at all)!
There was a fire lookout next to the lake and we climbed up and enjoyed the the
surrounding scenery.
On the way home we stopped by this herder's ger. He had 300 cows and 300 sheep that he grazed by the lake year round. He said they move them to the island in the winter, but it's still amazing that they can winter out in the countryside. The dry cow pies will be used to in the stove to cook and keep them warm.
It's a family business and everyone helps feed, or milk the animals or make cheese, yogurt and other dairy products.
. The men were mending the ropes and halters for the animals.
It
Not everything is hard work though. These boys were practicing their lassoing skills
on each other and were having great fun!
Even though they live in the ger, they have some of the modern coveniences, i.e., satellite dish
and solar panel. They have to have their TV and their power! Smart people!
Even though they did not know us. In traditional Mongolian culture vistosr are warmly welcomed in and serve homemade yogurt made in the white bucket in the picture. It's a little tart for my tastes,
but Alan really likes it.
These little birds had made a nest on the top opening of the ger and we enjoying watching our visit. 
We stopped at this well out in the middle of nowhere! I guess this is where
animals can be watered on the way to the lake.
This is the monument that marks the entrance to Khovd. It was such
a beautiful, blue-sky Mongolian day. We had a great trip.
Khovd in the distance as we were returning to town.
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