Descriptive Passage: Stormy Weather
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What was the weather like when the narrator first started riding?

horizontal rain and hail

What did the narrator feel envious of when they were younger?

the freedom of clouds

What type of structures did the nomads live in?

round, white felt-walled tents (gers)

What was the narrator's plan for their journey?

<p>to ride 10,000 kilometres across the nomad lands of the Eurasian steppe, from Mongolia to Hungary</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the taste in the narrator's mouth?

<p>sour taste of goat curd</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long had the narrator been planning their journey?

<p>six days (before buying the horses)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's goal for the journey across the continent?

<p>To ride one horse and lead two packhorses to carry all belongings to Europe</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's biggest fear before embarking on the journey?

<p>His inability to ride a horse</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the nomad say to the narrator when selling him a horse?

<p>'You are going to ride to Hungary...and you are not carrying a gun?'</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the distance the narrator planned to cover on the journey?

<p>10,000 kilometres</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's routine at the end of each day?

<p>Watering the horses, setting up camp, hobbling the horses, and cooking dinner</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator observe near his campsite at the end of the first day?

<p>Flocks of sheep and goats, and the smell of burning animal dung</p> Signup and view all the answers

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