It did eventually cool down enough for sleeping last night but it took a while – I was glad there weren’t any mozies about (and there really weren’t this time) as it meant I could keep the sides of my…
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…
Heading for the truck stop (stage 66)
Started out not bad, nice town at 31km, road got much (much, much) worse before the pavement began, bridge that had been moved, waterfall shower, truck stop so much better then envisaged (one of the best campsites we’ve had), fresh…
Rest day in Khorog (rest day)
Arrrggghhhhh…!!! Awake at 0330 because I’ve got a runny bottom again! And it turns out I’m not the only one, by the end of the day there were eight of us who were unwell. As a consequence my plans for…
Downhill all the way (stage 63)
Wind, rain, drafting trucks, sun, more rain, lunch, downhill, sunshine, ice cream, beer, hotel that we’re camping beside, not very friendly friendship bridge (it’s closed most days), dinner, wine (really), off to bed. Riding data
A tough day in the Tajikistan mountains (stage 62)
Despite the relatively short distance today always had the potential to be a tough day with two passes in excess of 4,000m, the altitude we were starting from and some 30km of gravel in the middle. Add to that the…
Welcome to Tajikistan (stage 58)
After escaping rain all day yesterday it came in the night which is fine by me – other than the fact that it means packing a wet tent, but that’s preferable to trying to ride or set up camp in…
Into higher altitudes (stage 56)
Ah sleep…! What it is to be able to sleep without needing to run to the loo all the time. As unpleasant as yesterday was it would have been a whole lot worse if it had been last night that…