This shot was taken just after crossing into the Ukraine from Poland. It took us a total of 3 tries and over 13 hours to get across. On our first shot we waited through an insanely frightening gathering of east Europeans. Our skills in the art of border bs were very dull at this point in the trip and our paper work was, well, questionable. That is what happens when you fly over from the states and buy two cars a week before driving to Mongolia.
So after getting stamped out of Poland, the customs guard turned us back at the last hurdle. We met up with the Mini Scamp on the way back into Poland. A wee consultation of the maps, led us to try to cross what turned out to be a agricultural crossing. Some big guards with big guns did not approve and turned us back.
Finally at close to midnight, we weaseled our way across the border by overwhelming the guards with idiocy. The darkness added nicely to the bombed out motif of the country side to produce one of the scariest drives I have ever completed. Of course, I let my wife take the wheel.
Happy Thursday
