Epilogue – trip 2016
From Kochkor we rode to Bishkek. The road was rather busy and we crossed many buses full fo people going to the Nomad World Games. These were going to start…
Short cut through the mountains to Bishkek
Day 77 - Friday 26th August - Kazarman - 260kms Finally we left Osh for the last time. We had spend way too much time in Osh two years ago,…
More drama
Day 75 - weds 24th of August - Osh - 0 kms By 3am that morning, Alistair woke up rather sick with food poisoning. At 6am ! He was feeling…
into the mountains
Day 71 - Saturday 20th August - Sary Tash - 185 kms The night before, we received an email from our friends Anna and Howard. When we left them the…
The road to Osh
Day 67 - Tuesday 16th August - Toktogul - 290kms Finally we were able to leave Bishkek. Riding out of town on the main highway was slow going as it…
Few days in Bishkek
We did not plan to go to Bishkek , the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, until the end of our trip.... But in the end we had to! Some stuff came…
Cows and dogs are a dangerous combination
Issyk Kul lake. Day 59 - Tuesday 9th August - Naryn - 120kms The road to Naryn was fairly good, with the exception of many road works. We arrived at…
Visas and chores in Karakol
The rest of Friday was spent, for Alistair, looking for a solution to the high altitude problems of his bike, and for me to catch up with the blog and…
Within few miles of china
The evening in Taldykorgan, we found the Moroccan style restaurant where we ate, two years ago. They did not have couscous on the menu anymore and the tagines meals were…
Cold and wet in Kazakhstan
Day 49 - Saturday 30July - Oskemen - 0km We had a day rest in Oskemen, after moving to a slightly better hotel. I was still unwell with my stomach…