Today was scheduled to be the longest ride of the trip (baring any issues later on) and unfortunately there’s more uphill than down, and it’s across what is likely to be a pretty boring bit of countryside (based on the…
The signs of Russia
As you probably gathered I was really taken with the Soviet-era signs which I saw as I passed through Russia so I thought I’d make a gallery with all of them in one place.
до свидания Россия, Сәлем Қазақстан (stage 35)
Goodbye Russia, hello Kazakhstan With the added fun of a border crossing today breakfast was even earlier than usual at 0500. Because we were in a relatively confined area it meant that as soon as those eager beavers who seem…
Foggy mountain morning (stage 33)
When I first emerged from my tent shortly before 0445 to leave a small deposit in the bushes the sky was lightening and it looked like it was going to be a sunny day. Half an hour later once I’d…
Flat as a pancake (stage 32)
If we thought the mossies were bad last night they had nothing on what they were like this morning – the moment you opened the tent door they descended en-mass and began feeding from any exposed skin! Also somewhat annoyingly…
I can see clearly now the rain has gone (stage 31)
There had been thundery showers off and on all day yesterday, and it rained a lot in the night as well – it was still pretty warm so I had the hotel room window open and I was woken by…
Racing to rest day (stage 30)
Tarmac. Downhill. Tail wind. Shower. Four words to gladden the heart of any long-distance cyclist who’s been camping for the last seven days! Even though we’d stopped early yesterday today was going to be a quick and easy day to get…
Over the hills and far away (stage 29)
Today’s ride was pretty simple – ride up to the top of the hill, then down the other side again. The 4km of ‘gravel’ from the camp to the main road reminded me of all the things I love about…
Now that’s more like it (stage 28)
Though most people had decided to go for cabins, in the end I was really happy to be in my tent! It was cool, it was quite (discounting the river noise which actually helped to drown out anything else) and…
When it rains, it pours! (stage 27)
Somewhere in the night the wind really got up so by the time we got up it was really blowing – at least that kept the mossies at bay! With the really late end to yesterday we had the luxury…