6 weeks to departure
Only 6 weeks before departure. What is left in the “to do” pile? The bikes still need few bits but they should be ready by end of next week. The…
Maps and planning
I finally bought all the road maps required for my trip. That includes several on Russia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Northern Poland, Baltic states…. And I have been amazed at the…
2 months before departure
Two months before departure. It is now time to put an update. Our itinerary is slightly different. I put a map below. Instead of crossing Scandinavia, we will ride through…
2015 was about work… 2016 is about riding!
Remember how i said we were planning to go back to South america at the end of 2016? Well, I started getting quotes to fly our two motorbikes to Buenos…
Katu Yarik pass grand finale!
We had had more storms and rain overnight, which was not ideal for the sort of roads we were going to ride. Vladimir had us up before 6am, as he…
Back to Tudtuyaruk
In the morning, we left the hotel and made our way to Tudtuyaruk yurt camp. We had a good 250km to ride, mainly on alphalt. Back in June last year,…
The heart of the Altai
After a fabulous breakfast that included yet more cheese, we strapped our bags into the motorbikes and got back on the gravel roads and tracks. They were fairly easy to…
back to Siberia
As I watch from the view point of the Katu-Yarik pass, I ask Anton, standing next to meet smoking, which way we go from there. He points to what looks…
Ending
Once we left Russia, our trip turned into a Holiday. We took our time, through Estonia, then an overnight ferry ride to Stockholm. We then rode across to Gothenburg. Arriving…
Someone shooting at us???
Friday 17 to sunday 20 of July - 154 miles - Staraya Russa We left the holiday camp with no rush, as we are well ahead of schedule. We continued…