Out of Almaty we were in a convoy to ensure that we got out safely – the early hour (though something of a sleep in for us) also helped to ensure that there was relatively little traffic on the road…
Still alive…
So the last few evenings I’ve not been feeling particularly motivated as far as blog writing (or frankly anything else for that matter) goes so I’m now a few days behind with keeping you all updated on progress. We have…
Convoy to Almaty (stage 44)
Today was always going to be a bit slow because of the convoy, but in the end it was even more frustrating than I’d expected it to be – so much so that I’m actually writing this the next day…
Wet as a fish (stage 43)
It worked…! I didn’t wake up this morning till my alarm went off 🙂 At that point it was dry, but as I was taking my tent down there was a spit or two, and my tent was properly wet…
Working on the the highway (stage 42)
Working on the highway, laying down the blacktop Working on the highway, all day long I don’t stop Working On The Highway, Bruce Springsteen Late in the day yesterday a young Swiss chap stopped into camp on his bike…
Dodging thunder storms (stage 41)
Despite the number of close neighbours I ended up with under my tree the white noise of the river drowned everything out and the cooler evening made for a great sleep. Surprisingly my tent was dry when I came to…
Stepping off the steppe (stage 40)
Last night wasn’t a great sleep – it was ridiculously hot in our room so we had all the doors and windows open, but it was also quite noisy in the street outside and with music coming from the building…
Usharal here we come (stage 39)
Once again the forecast was for unfavourable winds – I’m beginning to think this trip would be better run the opposite way (i.e from Istanbul to Beijing) since at these latitudes the prevailing wind is a westerly of some sort,…
Taking it easy for a change (stage 38)
Check out the weather forecast at the bottom of the rider notes for today’s ride: When we went to bed last night we were expecting 20 – 30 km/h head winds which even for ‘only’ 97km was going to make…
A rough and windy day (stage 37)
Sadly today has been one of those days to be endured rather than enjoyed, and I’m glad that it and yesterday are now behind us. After the 188km yesterday today’s 145km sounded like it should be somewhat easier but both…