Vladivostok, we made it!
12768 km (7921 miles) and nearly six months after leaving Amsterdam.   See “Map”. Photo courtesy Mickey:
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Угловое, little motel by the tracks
We’re getting closer, today we briefly saw a bay that is part of the Pacific Ocean. It was an easier ride today, though I was somehow noticing that my back was hurting from yesterday. It was a damp mist when … Continue reading →
Михайловка – 15km, easy first half and tough second half
We had a fun and easy first half ride today. The second half was one of the toughest rides we’ve had on asphalt. My back was sore this morning, which didn’t help. Perhaps pumping up the tire harder caused more … Continue reading →
БуÑÑевка, watermelon season
It is harvest time and there are many stands along the way with produce: tomatoes, peppers, corn and watermelons. Today we especially saw and tasted fresh watermelon. It was nice to see the sunrise after several overcast mornings. The wind … Continue reading →
ЛеÑное, headwinds bring sunshine
It rained overnight and was misty this morning. Fortunately we had winds to blow out the clouds. Unfortunately, those winds were from the south west, so we had headwinds all day. The terrain had gentle ups and down with occasional … Continue reading →
ПожарÑкий, one more oblast
Twenty-one oblasts cycled and one more to go! (Technically speaking, some are republics, some are krais, etc). Fortunately, it stayed dry today, we even had brief periods of sun. There were more gentle hills to climb, so a tough but … Continue reading →
Бойцово, Amur tigers need waterproof coats
We’ve been passing through temperate rainforest and can see why it gets its name. Today started overcast and dry but switched to drizzle and then to a steady rain. Rumor has it there is a cyclone in the area pumping … Continue reading →
Дормидонтовка, swamps equal mosquitoes
We’re back to traveling through populated areas. There are even French fries and mashed potatoes back on the menus. We had a rainy day yesterday in ХабаровÑк. This morning it was cloudy and threatening to rain again, but fortunately it … Continue reading →
ХабаровÑк – 30km, return of the mosquitoes
Lots of flat marshy terrain makes for good cycling, though we also have many more mosquitoes. Today we cycled a majority of the distance to ХабаровÑк and are camped between the road and the railroad tracks. My cell phone keeps … Continue reading →
Ðур, end of the gravel
We’re done with the gravel roads for this trip! It was nice to reach asphalt and know that except for road construction, they should continue. We left with sunny skies and after 4km we had our first asphalt. This ended … Continue reading →