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RE: [RC] [RC] Why we are not having Swanton Pacific this year - Ranelle Rubin

Congratulations Barbara! I cannot join you on your trip, however being of Russian ancestry myself, I would love it!!

I will have to settle for riding Swanton next year!!

Love you!

Ranelle Rubin
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From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RIDECAMP" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   Why we are not having Swanton Pacific this year
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 18:05:43 -0700

BlankAwhile ago, I posted a message on Ridecamp to the effect that we are not having Swanton Pacific this year. At the time, I was asked by our tour leader not to disclose our destination, so that his previous travelers could have first chance at this trip. Now he tells me that this trip is half filled and I may disclose where we are going. He also invites anyone who is adventuresome and not afraid of simpler accommodations than are usually provided on tours to join us.

We are going first to Beijing, China to spend a few days touring around, including a trip to the Great Wall. We had been there before, in 2000, but this year there is a greater reason for going again. We are to learn how the Chinese felt about the Mongols who invaded China, and how they built the Great Wall as the reason for trying to keep them out of their homeland. THEN...we are going to Mongolia to see the country, to meet the people, to learn why and how they attempted to invade and control most of Asia, Russia, etc. Coming along are an earth sciences professor (geology specialist) and a professor of medieval Russian history. This is going to be interesting!

Lud and I are very keen on history and these trips are fabulous for teaching history on site. My Russian-born father told me he believed there was a good possibility that he (and therefore I) had Mongolian ancestors. Interesting thought....
We will spend some time there, and we have the opportunity to ride Mongolian horses, do some boating on a large lake, fish, hike, or whatever. No doubt we will have Mongolian food, as well. We had a sample of Mongolian stir-fry in China and I learned a bit too late that it is delicious. I was timid about trying it, so I didn't take enough. You select all the chopped food you want in the dish...meat, vegetables,etc....and the cook throws it all on a very large, thick, hot round iron plate, about three feet across, as I remember. He tosses it around on the plate as it cooks. Then, with a huge flourish, he tosses it off the iron into your bowl. To be served with rice. It was soooooo good. I'm hoping for more, and this time, I'll take a bigger serving. Heaven only knows what else Mongols like to eat, but I'm prepared to be adventuresome.

So, now you all know why we aren't having Swanton Pacific this year. See you in 2008!

Barbara

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