<photo: Base Camp @ Gobi Desert>
pitching your tent after running the whole day in the Gobi Desert is more challenging than the run itself. you are totally exhausted from the heat, but if your tent isn't put up by sundown, the freezing temperature will make you even more miserable. this is the paradox of the desert - extreme temperatures.
after thinking about nothing but water the whole day, food is the last thing on your mind in the desert. but you must eat in order to recover and be well enough to run the next day. and of course, you will need to do your "business" in the open air toilet. it's an amazing feeling to squat under the vast open sky of the Gobi Desert. simply unforgettable.
when the sun has set and the temperature falls close to zero, that's when you sit alone in your tent and you survey the damage. an unbelievable number of blisters on your feet, blackened toenails that will fall off soon and sand in your shoes, running pack, water pouch - everywhere.
it's during times like this, when you are at base camp, that you wonder what's your purpose in life. and you also wonder why someone would want to run in the Gobi Desert and lose all his toenails. life is full of mysteries! #bcc
“The world's big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” - John Muir