▁be ▁a ▁four - year ▁expedition ▁from ▁Ek ater inos lav ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁D nie per ▁to ▁Y al ta ▁on ▁the ▁Crime an ▁pen ins ula , ▁trav elling ▁through ▁A stra k han ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁C asp ian ▁Sea ▁to ▁the ▁Many ch ▁River ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁and ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Az ov . ▁From ▁Ad èle ▁Hom ma ire ' s ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁expedition , ▁Vo y age ▁dans ▁les ▁ste pp es ▁de ▁la ▁Mer ▁C asp ienne ▁et ▁dans ▁la ▁Russ ie ▁M ér id ionale ▁( 1 8 6 0 ), ▁she ▁was ▁en ch anted ▁by ▁experien cing ▁the ▁primitive ▁conditions ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁tent ▁or ▁by ▁stay ing ▁with ▁local ▁inhabitants ▁or ▁government ▁officials ▁in ▁the ▁towns ▁and ▁villages ▁they ▁encountered . ▁She ▁also ▁describes ▁in ▁detail ▁the ▁components ▁which ▁made ▁up ▁their ▁expedition : ▁cam els , ▁horses , ▁armed ▁esc ort s ▁and ▁attend ants ▁( K al my ks ▁and ▁C oss acks ), ▁b eds , ▁cook ing ▁implements ▁and ▁supplies , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁carriage ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁made ▁the ▁journey . ▁ ▁X avier ▁Hom ma ire ▁under to ok ▁a ▁further ▁journey ▁to ▁Pers ia ▁but ▁without ▁Ad èle . ▁He ▁died ▁there ▁of ▁fe ver ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁who ▁completed ▁the ▁accounts ▁of ▁his ▁travel s ▁and ▁expanded ▁his ▁notes , ▁Vo y