Drive Around the World -

October 15, 2004

On a long desert highway...

Nancy in the Taklamakan Desert.

Photo by Todd Borgie

Logbook for Oct. 15th, Day 350
Start: Hotan, China Time: 12:00 p.m. N: 37* 06.484 E: 079* 54.699	Finish: Luntai, China Time: 1:36 a.m. N: 37* 06.484 E: 079* 54.699	Mileage: 516
Notes: Nick flew to Urumqi to help take care of visas and money, and the rest of us (five drivers plus our guide, Jimmy) continued on through the long desert highway. Beautiful sand dunes as far as the eye can see were interrupted by mountains in the distance and by a network of plastic pipes along the motorway which are placed there to irrigate the shrubs planted as a dune containment effort. We stopped 1/2 way for dinner and then pushed to the end of the desert road at Luntai. (N.O.)

Help support our cause: The LONGITUDE Expedition is the longest journey ever attempted with a focus on Parkinson's Disease. The Drive Around the World team aims to raise money for Parkinson’s Disease research by driving four Certified, Pre-Owned Land Rover Discoverys around the globe following lines of longitude. Readers are encouraged to pledge small amounts of money per expedition-kilometer via a pledge form that can be found on our Parkinson’s page by clicking HERE. One hundred percent of donations received go directly to Parkinson's research, and all who donate $10 or more will be entered into a raffle to win an expedition-equipped Land Rover Discovery.

Posted by Nancy Olson at 10:30 AM
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