March 28th 2012 – PLEASE NOTE THE DATE AND THESE POSTS ARE OF THE PAST.
Good Morning!
The day starts off well. Matt is feeling better and the roads are still paved, for a little while. The weather gets pretty damn warm during the day too.
We stop for lunch on the side of a little river. I, “Auntie”, cooks for the group. That’s the woman’s job, right? After eating we have a delightful visitor.
In just a few kilometers we will lose tarmac…this will be just the very (easy) beginning to a horrific ending.
Traffic
Later in the day, the ice melt causes all the roads to become mud. Thick, slushy mud. We are either pushing our bikes through 4cm of mud or slipping on snow and ice. As the sun begins to set, we know we are going to have everything freezing back on us.
The descent into the border town. Roads here are in exceptional condition. The boys bikes are caked with mud, mine not so. Thank you Soma Saga…I love you.
We make it to the border right before sunset. Kyrgyzstan! Tomorrow…or so we think…
The border town is shit. There is no where to buy supplies. We all decided to go to bed after finding some naan to eat. Nothing wrong with a little hunger, knowing we are out of China tomorrow…again, or so we think.
Sleep well, as the room is flooded with the smell of wet socks and boots. Damn it Lucas…I wish you had done laundry…Bangkok to Bishkek without a single piece laundered. You stink!
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Hi Eleanor,
I am a little lost. On the 19th of April you already posted that you are on the way from Osh to Bishkek. Now you are back on the way to Sary Tash? Hmmmm,where are you know?
However I cycled in Kyrgyzstan a while ago and had a brilliant time. I am convinced that you’ll love it as well!
What happened to the 3 person team?
🙂
Travel Nerd
PLEASE take note of the date at the beginning of the post. These are old dates being told. I am currently in Bishkek attempting to peck out the past 3 weeks.
Hi Eleanor,
I am a little lost. On the 19th of April you already posted that you are on the way from Osh to Bishkek. Now you are back on the way to Sary Tash? Hmmmm,where are you know?
However I cycled in Kyrgyzstan a while ago and had a brilliant time. I am convinced that you’ll love it as well!
What happened to the 3 person team?
🙂
Travel Nerd
PLEASE take note of the date at the beginning of the post. These are old dates being told. I am currently in Bishkek attempting to peck out the past 3 weeks.