Arrived in Mongolia

Terri, Jeri and I will post a bit more information about the rest of our whirlwind Moscow Adventure, but before doing that, I wanted to let you know that we have safely arrived in Mongolia. For anyone that might have caught CNN or BBC in the past few days though, you may have heard of some trouble here as a result of the recent elections.
Eariler this week, elections took place and the results weren't well received by all. Protesters, fueled by alcohol and a bit of a mob mentality, looted and burned a few buildings. As a result, the capitol is currently under a state of emergency. There are no liquor sales and a strict curfew is in effect from 10 pm to 8 am in the morning. Police and armed forces are patrolling the areas to ensure the peace is kept.

As far as we can tell, things have now calmed down. Our friend Becky, who works pretty closely with politicians as part of her job, thinks that once the state of emergency is lifted in the next few days that things will be pretty much back to normal. Even better, Terri, Jeri and I are headed to the Gobi tomorrow....where we will be out in the in the country and away from any potential problems as the ban is lifted. As of now, we feel perfectly safe hanging out with friends Becky and Kathy, where I am sipping coffee while typing this to you at an Internet cafe.

That's it for now---I'll back track in a bit and get a pic or two up of Moscow....as well as a brief update of our synopsis our adventure. Just wanted to get a this news out first.