As you may have noticed we didn't upload last nights post last night. It's a bit awkward uploading them in public places via the sat phone because I don't relish the conversation about what I'm doing and why I'm doing it... in another language. So tonight you get a 2 for 1 deal!
Well, it's felt great to get some distance done on really good roads. We were stopped by 4:40 today with plans of being in Chita tomorrow afternoon roughly 400KM away. Hopefully we can source a decent motel with restaurant and wifi. We're excited at the prospect of a decent shower too! I didn't end up getting a shower last night due to long queues for the single shower. We ended up abandoning the establishment around midnight, unable to sleep with a flashing interior light, people continually talking and walking around, oh and the meowing cat. The bedding was filthy, I'm entirely confident they have not been washed in a long time. We drove all of 8KM down the road and found a great alcove/driveway thing which was silent all night.
There has been about two potholes today which is nice, and about 1000 undulations which can set you flying if you're going to fast. Don't get me wrong, all very good, no complaints. It's starting to sink in that we won't be driving these roads back which is a refreshing yet daunting sensation. Every KM is a once in a lifetime KM. Even with that in mind, we still took only one photo today of a cool gold topped church atop a mountain.
Other than getting fuel, we've been entirely self reliant which has been a nice change. Traffic is crazy as usual. One Toyota Prado overtook a truck up the outside lane and at the last milisecond, hooked in back in front squeezing between the armco railing and the truck. It was so close! The typical part is that he was stopped half an hour down the road, only to have to pass us all again. We traveled with numerous trucks today that had identical sized trucks in their bed. And in the bed of those trucks were a small car. It's like the babushka doll method of transport.
Tonights dinner is rice, bacon and tomato. We're running through our supplies pretty quickly as there has been hardly any stores, just cafe's.
The car is going great with no complaints.
Well, it's felt great to get some distance done on really good roads. We were stopped by 4:40 today with plans of being in Chita tomorrow afternoon roughly 400KM away. Hopefully we can source a decent motel with restaurant and wifi. We're excited at the prospect of a decent shower too! I didn't end up getting a shower last night due to long queues for the single shower. We ended up abandoning the establishment around midnight, unable to sleep with a flashing interior light, people continually talking and walking around, oh and the meowing cat. The bedding was filthy, I'm entirely confident they have not been washed in a long time. We drove all of 8KM down the road and found a great alcove/driveway thing which was silent all night.
There has been about two potholes today which is nice, and about 1000 undulations which can set you flying if you're going to fast. Don't get me wrong, all very good, no complaints. It's starting to sink in that we won't be driving these roads back which is a refreshing yet daunting sensation. Every KM is a once in a lifetime KM. Even with that in mind, we still took only one photo today of a cool gold topped church atop a mountain.
Other than getting fuel, we've been entirely self reliant which has been a nice change. Traffic is crazy as usual. One Toyota Prado overtook a truck up the outside lane and at the last milisecond, hooked in back in front squeezing between the armco railing and the truck. It was so close! The typical part is that he was stopped half an hour down the road, only to have to pass us all again. We traveled with numerous trucks today that had identical sized trucks in their bed. And in the bed of those trucks were a small car. It's like the babushka doll method of transport.
Tonights dinner is rice, bacon and tomato. We're running through our supplies pretty quickly as there has been hardly any stores, just cafe's.
The car is going great with no complaints.
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