The road width varied like an accordion today. Sometimes big and wide four lane highway. Sometimes narrow bumpy two lanes. It kept changing back and forth. We had a warm ride today as we road a majority of the remaining … Continue reading →
A nice cycling day with mostly good roads and a lot of flat terrain. I was happy to leave the ants back at camp and get on the road. It was a misty morning and my glasses kept fogging up. … Continue reading →
The amount of insect life seems to have stepped up a notch. As it gets warmer, the large horse flies come out. They buzz around the bicycle and sometimes land and bite. When we’re walking the bike to find a … Continue reading →
Happy 4th of July! The mosquitoes are at least as plentiful as Canada Day three days ago. We left the hills and trees and are in flatter agricultural areas with wheat and rapeseed. It is interesting to see the types … Continue reading →
Today we crossed Кемерово and were back on the main highway. There were more hills today, particularly the last third of the ride. The morning started foggy. The grass was tall and the mosquitoes were still asleep as I left. … Continue reading →
Today we saw more back roads of Russia. My watch was set ahead an hour to Moscow + 4 hours as we would cross times zones again today. Within two miles was a ДПС road police and a large cafe. … Continue reading →
A drenching rainshower, followed by a quick setup of the tent in a mosquito-infested swamp reminds us that days on the road are different than days in the big city. Despite all that, it is nice to be riding again … Continue reading →
Good news is we found a good bicycle shop in Novosibirsk. Bad news is we will spend an extra day here for repairs. On our first rest day I walked around the city and found the Test Centre (ТеÑÑ‚ Центр) … Continue reading →
We were warned by Lonely Planet that “Novosibirsk Hotels, already overpriced, have a weird rule preventing most from accepting foreigners unless prebooked through a tour agency†and similar disclaimers. I tried to prebook an apartment from Omsk but this didn’t … Continue reading →
Today we arrived in Novosibirsk after seven days on the road from Omsk. It took some work to find a hotel and that was a little more expensive than we might like. However, still decided to take two rest days … Continue reading →