Trip to Inner Mongolia - Day 3

Day three started off with some more driving. We arrived in a city in mid-morning, where we found the cutest little kitten outside of one of the shops. We played with it for a while, until it tried to climb Karli’s back and then went on to the next shop, which sells this amazing Inner Mongolian beef jerky-type meat. Some of the others had a tour to see how it is made, and the same little kitten was found wandering among the meat looking for a treat! We bought some beef – it is the best beef jerky we have ever tasted! So addictive. We then drove on and had some lunch. After lunch, a group of us went for a ride on Mongolian horses: they are like regular horses, except a little smaller with shorter legs. The guide thought I was afraid of horses for some reason and so led mine along the entire way at a s-l-o-w walk. So not that exciting. We drove on to the Stone Forest, a large group of natural rock formations, created by the melting of glaciers. We enjoyed climbing on them (that is, until Karli cracked her head while laying on one for a pose!). The view up there was absolutely amazing. That night we all stayed in a large villa. Karli and I believe our room was haunted as we both saw a blue flash cross the room that we think was a ghost.