Khankh

I went to Khankh to inspect the 3 water stations we have built for the city.  We ended up driving across the frozen lake,180 km long.  It took 3 hours.  It was a little eerie looking down through the ice to see water sloshing around 100-300 feet deep and to hear the cracking of the ice as the day warmed up.  Sometimes it was slick and sometimes rough and sometimes there was a heaved-upped ridge of ice because of expansion.  Khankh is on the Russian border in Nothern Mongolia.  They carry water to the school by Yak, two 5 gallon barrels, one on each side of the Yak.  Running water is a huge blessing and about 50% of the Mongolians do not have it.  They must haul it daily form some place. An outhouse and hauling water is okay in the summer but in the winter it is no picnic!  We are looking forward to planting a garden as soon as we get home, at the end of May.