It's been awhile since I updated the blog on Noraly's travels. Here is more as Season 8 - her trip to Japan - continues.
December 17, 21, 24, 29, and 31
We watched episodes 103-107 which took place in Kyrgyzstan
I enjoyed seeing the children at a couple homestays. Noraly rode a donkey with a young teen, and then took selfies with some of the young folks. Bizarrely, the gas in her motorcycle started boiling, and she shared lovely drone shots (eps. 104)
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January 4, 10, 14, 15, 18, 21, 26, and 28
We watched episodes 108-115 which took place in Kyrgyzstan and China
I loved the yurt festival where locals competed in things like building yurts and where they participated in games and acrobatics on horseback (eps. 108). In China, Noraly met up with Bing who was her guide through the Uyghur region. In that country, you have to show an identity card in order to buy gas, so Noraly hired Bing to take her through part of the country. He was great! As seen in numerous comments on her YouTube and other social media channels, many folks enjoyed the learning experiences and knowledge Bing brought to those episodes. Though some hotels were off-limits to tourists, Noraly was often amazed at the fascinating hotels she stayed at (like the one where a robot brought her food delivery (eps. 115)).
February 2. 5, 10, 12, 15, 19, 22, and 25
We watched episodes 116-123 which took place in China
Some interesting sights like grape tunnels - grapes grown not for wine, but raisins! Also, she said Chinese folks didn't eat a lot of sweets, and she had red-bean ice cream. Bing told her about Mandarin tones which I found interesting concerning the language (eps. 122) and also about some of the Chinese characters (eps. 123)
March 2, 8, 15, 22, and 29
We watched episodes 124-128 which took place in China and Mongolia
Bing's wife's family lived in an area they were passing through, and they invited Bing and Noraly to join them for a meal and fellowship which was a fun episode (124). Bing told her about the dragon culture and later the two of them sang some karaoke. Bing took her near the border with Mongolia where they said goodbye. Noraly was on her own again with some tough, windy sandstorms soon greeting her there.
April 5, 13, 19, and 26
We watched episodes 129-132 which took place in Mongolia
Noraly gets stuck in the mud, she gets a flat tire, sees yaks and an old Buddhist temple; and she gets to the Mongolian capital where she leaves Frankie and flies home. Winter in Mongolia is no joke and it's tough riding through there. We are seeing videos from several months ago at this point. She told us videos would only be posted once a week as you can probably tell from the dates when we watched.
May 3, 10, and 24
We watched episodes 133-134 plus I watched a Live Chat which took place in the Netherlands, Bali, and back in the Netherlands
While we were watching videos from Noraly's journey a few months past, she was back home and sometimes in Bali getting her wisdom teeth removed, wearing braces, writing her second book, dog sitting, and getting into shape. She said she was tired of how out-of-shape she was, and she needed to be stronger in order to pick up her motorcycle when she fell. Later I found out she took about 8 months off from her travels while Mongolia had its long cold winter. One good episode before she resumed her travels in Mongolia, was through the northern part of the Netherlands where she took part in a Hydrox competition.
June 14, 22, and 28
We watched episodes 135-137 which took place in Mongolia
This month Noraly started posting videos from Mongolia again. We saw that Moritz, the German guy who built Frankie, was there to service the motorcycle again. He was in the country doing his own adventure so he and Noraly rode together for a day. I enjoyed seeing the capital, children dancing and playing games, and more (eps. 135). Soon Noraly was off to the Gobi Desert where she met a cute little girl at a place she wanted to stay. Also she befriended the huge dogs that greeted her at various yurt camps.
July 2, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, and 29
We watched episodes 138-146 which took place in Mongolia
Noraly and Frankie participated in some yak, sheep, goat, and camel roundups with the people she stayed with. Also one family packed her some food and left a sweet note with it. She discovered the corrugated desert had claimed her license plate so she talked about possible ways to get a new one from the Netherlands. She mentioned soon she'd be in China, and had already contacted Bing about joining her. (eps. 141) I enjoyed seeing her ride a camel and when the man sang a Mongolian folk song for her (eps. 145). Noraly spent some time in a city editing videos and doing logistical things. Her best friend Mandy joined her before riding off on her own motorcycle adventures.
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