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 e were flown to the far western edge of the desert to where two bactrian camels waited for us. These two humped camels are indigenous to Mongolia. Our plan is to walk all the way across the entire length of the Mongolian Gobi Desert, west to east, leading two camels loaded with gear, food and water.
We will be a two person team with no others accompanying us as we walk across the desert. Three resupplies will be flown in as a safety factor against the fact that the Gobi is a dry, parched place with uncertain water supplies. In our flight over the western part of the Gobi we saw a desert already showing signs of dryness and solitude as nomad families have already begun to move herds across the desert to find water. This is why we decided on three resupplies instead of two.
The wells aren't marked on any maps and are difficult to find at best. Even if we find any they most likely will be dry. We will be communicating with the outside world by the old fashioned method of sending messages out with desert nomads on camels and horses. They will ride north to small towns on the northern edge of the desert and pass the messages onto others who will then take our messages to the capital. Our resupply plane will take out a message with each of the three resupplies. Nomads will be moving about the desert as they look for food and water. Those going in a northerly direction will carry our messages. Not high tech but workable and somehow very satisfying to be able to still use old ways that are more in keeping with the ancient lifestyle these people live.
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