packing and departure

The packing takes longer than planned. No miracle, because after two months of life in the tepee we have collected a lot. The challenge in the today departure lies in having only for horse backs to carry our equipment. Od was stolen and has unfortunately not appeared, till this day any more, we are constrained to get out of the taiga on foot. Tanjas Naraa is not strong enough to carry her because the well developing little Tuya sucks all the time milk from Narra. Bor who is looking like a hunger hook gets his usual load of 60 kg. We use my horse Sar, Bilgees Tenger and our carriage horse Sharga also as packhorses. It is sad having to move on foot in the country of riders, but the circumstances force us simply to it.

At 15:00 o’clock we are ready with packing. We have all load on our four pack horses. Everything what we could not stow away any more is distributed under the Tuwa. Without big sensation and resignation we leave the spring camp of the nomads. Only a few stand before their tents and wave. It lasts only minutes till the tepees behind a hillock disappear.

Because the small Tuya, Sharga, Bor and Tenger follow the mare Naraa, Tanja walks with Narra ahead. This is the reason why we can Sharga and Bor freely let go. Bilgee leads Tenger with me is Sar.