I don’t have a map of this oblast, so my location descriptions are rougher. We had a strong storm that came through last night. My tent corners leak, but otherwise everything was dry. I packed up a wet tent this … Continue reading →
Rain on the rooftop, but dry in the tent. We had fog and mist most of the morning. Today was a hilly ride, but we still made some good distance. We left the hotel early and cycled back up the … Continue reading →
Morning rain showers meant we were late leaving. Once on the road, it was gravel for the first 18km. The wet gravel allowed cars to ride and mash the worst gravel into flat tracks. Only once or twice, did we … Continue reading →
Another long ride today. We awoke today to find the wind had shifted and was coming from the south and blowing across the meadow. There were very occasional trees. At 29km was a turnoff to ЕкатериноÑлавка. No cafe on the … Continue reading →
Last night was my turn to feel sick. I threw up and my stomach was queasy today. Fortunately, feeling better now. We’ve had some cold nights and warm afternoons so are taking off clothes through the day. I waited for … Continue reading →
Is the Federal Highway paved? That was the key question of the day. We went with a majority opinion and it turned out to be wrong. We had our first answer yesterday. The local channel 12 TV station came to … Continue reading →
A cold morning today. We started back on the rough gravel road. Not too many potholes but still rough. At 21km we reached БазиÑное and a cafe. From here another 14km and were to turnoff to ШимановÑк. They were building … Continue reading →
It was nice to look out the warehouse and see sunny skies again. We took our time getting out today and first wiped off the worst crud off the bikes. Mickey was changing front tires. We cycled 10km through damp … Continue reading →
It stayed mostly dry last night and was overcast in the morning. We hoped for drying and improving weather but instead got first drizzle and then rain. The roads were a mixed bag. Some were hardpacked rocks and some were … Continue reading →
It rained. Rained all last night and all morning. Continued some the next night as well. We’ve eaten our extra food so will need to travel tomorrow.
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