May 23, 2006
The plan is to ride 420km today....so i wanted an early start. But after some beers i was convinced to do 'tourist photos'.
At 10, i meet the kebab sellers and we drive 1km out of the center and stop outside what looks like a fire station.
I am led inside and upstairs....the lights are turned on and i find myself in a museum.....full of stuffed animals. There is a lake nearby which is home to a gul that is only found here and somewhere in mongiolia! I take a look around and then we ask questions of each other. I explain my trip (one of them thought i was Ewan Mcgregor...that is why she asked for my autograph yesterday in town)....and they explain that i am the first tourist here and i need to tell my frineds about it. So, all you twitchers (R Scales, J Buchanan) you need to visit Usharal.
I take some pics (i am the only one with a camera), write in the visitor book and i say goodbye. A thoroughly nice morning.
I hit the road a 12......420km to do....not looking forward to it!!! At 50mph it was going to be a long day. First thing was a check point with the police and then i was off. Many road side stops to use the local 'facilities' (well...like the bears do)...tummy still not right!!
Georgievka finally arrived (1800)....i was tired and not 100percent well. I had spent the ride dreaming about jam sandwiches and playing mind games with myself. I am finally realising when i am hawing a low moment, and then realise it will pass.
There was only one hotel.....4.5pounds for the night..no running water in the hotel. No shower and the toilet was out the back....i would rather have poo'd in the woods!!! But i checked in, went into town and bought some 'jam' and bread and sat in my room making jam sandwiches (rich - it felt like i was going ace racing!!!!). Bed early...knackered.
- Posted by mark stowe on 25/05/2006.
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