The herdsman who’s animals had surrounded us last night, returned this morning. What a life. Traipsing the countryside trying to find enough greenery to feed your animals. He had a blanket and a small pouch, but no other possessions. I think he came back for some conversation and human company!…
Not a good night. We pack up from our spot at the end of the village, where we caused so much interest and head back to the main road. Now we are back in the “Steppes” it is much hotter again. It is not a long drive into Almaty and…
As we prepared for bed last night incredible lightening started flashing all around the mountains and a storm brewed up very quickly. Strong winds out of nowhere threatening to do damage to the tent, meant Dennis had to go out and tighten all the guy ropes. Then the rain started,…
I had hoped we would get to Khorog yesterday, but we are progressing slowly as the road conditions are so bad. Today we had 163 Kms to go to reach Khorog, which we did at about 15.30. The road was better, in parts today, and we actually spent some time…
Day 70 and it’s a “brown” day. Dushanbe, the Tajik capital, is hot but wrapped in a thick brown haze. Smog mainly caused by traffic pollution, but with a fair bit of industrial pollution added, I suspect. China has relocated a number of their “dirty” industries here. Particularly the production…
We said farewell to our Khujand hosts, after Marina’s sister very kindly arrived with a SIM card for us. Retracing our steps back through the city and south on the road to Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital. Cooler today. We must be becoming acclimatised. Temperatures in the 30’s feel blissfully cool. Heading…
There is a song I have been singing in my head all day, with words “on the road again”, but I can’t for the life of me remember who sings it! Such joy to be on the move again 😊😊 We intended to be up at 5 and on the…
The receptionist at the Jahongir Guest House, where we are staying, is being very helpful. Fortunately her English is excellent. She has spoken to the company who are delivering the water pump to us and it will arrive this afternoon. She has also explained the Tashkent railway system to us.…
Yesterday we heard we would not receive the new water pump from the UK until the 23rd!!! In an attempt to speed up the process of getting back on the road, we asked a local mechanic if it was possible to repair the pump. He took it away but returned…
Well, we have confirmation the water pump is on its way, but no specific info as to exactly where it is at the moment. We wait patiently. Dennis was up at the crack of dawn again, cleaning up the back of the oil pump, where the new water pump has…