My roomie was up just before 0500 so with plenty of time to spare I took a shower this morning, mostly just to enjoy again the best showering experience of the trip – the water pressure is amazing! Rider’s meeting…
Melting in Mary (rest day)
I’ve decided that Mary is very like Canberra – it’s huge, massively spread out (and consequently difficult to get round), full of government buildings, and really there’s not a lot of point going there! Perhaps unlike Canberra it also gets…
Merv or Mary it’s all the same (stage 79)
We had a later start than usual this morning as ‘because rules’ we can’t check in to the hotel until 1200, so it was breakfast at 0630 and then on the road shortly before 0700. Unfortunately the wind was already…
The truck-stops of Turkmenistan (stage 78)
The usual morning routine today and I was on the road as soon as it was safe to be riding in the hope that I could get the 140km done before the real heat of the day – somewhat optimistic…
Welcome to Turkmenistan (stage 77)
This might be too much information, but I’m pleased to report that this mornings ‘output’ was back to normal in terms of timing, volume, colour and consistency so while I have a way to go in terms of getting energy…
Off to the border (stage 76)
I was feeling somewhat better this morning – still not flash, but the best I’ve been on a riding morning for a while now so that’s a very positive sign! Breakfast also sat better than previous mornings, so I got…
Beautiful Bukhara (rest day)
‘Things’ have improved, in that trips to the loo were not required in the night, but I was still feeling pretty ropey this morning. I had some breakfast, which for a change didn’t make me feel any worse than I…
Bukhara or bust (stage 75)
Lots of trips out in the night and I wasn’t looking forward to riding today at all – we’ve got a long way to go, it’s going to get hot, and I’ve about had enough! I didn’t feel like eating…
Back to school we go (stage 74)
I was still feeling rough this morning but forced some breakfast down in an attempt to get some calories in me for the day, then headed out on the road. For about the first 20km Roger, a new rider from…
Road to recovery
A quick post to let you know that my health is improving slowly – we had a rest day yesterday in Bulhara which has helped with that, but unfortunately the WiFi wouldn’t let me get any updated posts loaded, hence…