We stopped today at a hotel in the town of Тулун. Our maps showed this as one of the larger places before Irkutsk and hence a reasonable place for a stop. We’re on the main street above the supermarket. There … Continue reading →
Today we stopped in the city of Tylyn one of the larger cities on the way to Irkutsk. We’ve ridden a week from Krasnoyarsk and are now in the Irkutsk oblast. Some general themes from this past week of cycling: … Continue reading →
A good day of riding today as we had many hills but reasonable roads. We passed through several smaller towns and one somewhat larger: ÐижнеудинÑк. The latter resembled the dusty frontier town in Star Wars. It was cool again this … Continue reading →
Today was a day with 31km of gravel roads that were often rough. Traffic was heavy and we were covered with dust. Just as the dust would clear, another car would come past and raise more dust. Many of these … Continue reading →
We crossed into Irkutsk oblast today. This brought another hour of time change (Moscow + 5) and also some rougher roads. The road has similarity with the Alaska Highway where pavement gets interrupted with “gravel patches†and that patch might … Continue reading →
A lot of variety in today’s ride: farming areas, city and forests. Reasonable roads except for the last 30km. I’ve been adjusting my alarm a few minutes each day to avoid having a big jump at the time zone boundaries. … Continue reading →
Roads in the eastern part of the oblast are in worse condition than the west. The amount of traffic seems similar but we had some bumpy roads today. We had gentle grades to climb up and over. As the afternoon … Continue reading →
I liked КраÑноÑÑ€Ñк as a town for a rest day. It felt relaxed and about the right size. It was well marked as we left. We packed everything on the bikes and headed across the river. We cycled for nearly … Continue reading →
An easy ride today into КраÑноÑÑ€Ñк. Last night we were close enough to the airport that we could hear an occasional jet taking off or landing. We had as many mosquitoes as I’ve seen anywhere. My legs and arms look … Continue reading →
Today we arrived in the city of Krasnoyarsk. People are friendly here and there is a big wide main street. We found a hotel without much trouble at all. This past week we’ve cycled a little over 800km from Novosibirsk. … Continue reading →