Great camp site last night, but we are on our way by 8.30am. Not too far down the barely road which is marked on the mp as ‘Highway 41’ we had a choice of tracks to follow, straight ahead or right, over a bridge. While trying to get MapMe to…
A disturbed night. The first night in the land Rover for ages, it seems. A cool night but goddam dogs barking at the moon all night! Jen mentioned us arriving at the lake edge last night and pulling in near another Land Rover Defender. A Swiss registered vehicle with a…
This is coming from memory and you know what happens at my age, when you rely on memory…:) The drive from Samarkand to the border, about 60k’s….chaos. People and cars everywhere. Markets buzzing and people crossing the road taking their purchases back to their cars. The road is rough, it’s…
It’s 9pm and we have had dinner, in the Land Rover, and are having a really cold beer in celebration of a few things. Thanks folks for your kind wishes. 74 Not out. Not a bad knock for a lousy batsman..:) First and most importantly the Land Rover is whole…
It’s 2pm and as we prepare to head for Tashkent, we have just been greeted with news that our water pump has arrived there. How appropriate. So now, the plan is to take a taxi to the Bukhara station and catch a smart looking Spanish made fast train to Tashkent.…
Sorry folks, nothing to add so far today. The news on the part from the UK is, that there is no news. So, today’s post is going to be a pictorial one :- Views: 16
Not much to write about today. I’m not going to bore you with what we had for breakfast…:) I will bore you with some small progress though. After a not so great sleep, leapt out of bed at about 5.45am and stripped the old water pump out. Note the action,…
Well, Jen has given you the news about our beloved ‘chariot’. She’s leaking water. One has to be philosophical about these things. There is always an upside reason. For us right now, there are many. Jen has been struggling in the heat, though it didn’t help that we were wandering…
While looking for the historic old city of Khiva yesterday, we were lucky finding the Alibek guesthouse right across the road from the main entrance to the fortified settlement. The offer of accommodation in an air-conditioned room, small self contained but adequate, with a great breakfast thrown in, was accepted. All for…
Another hot sticky night. Duvet under us, sopping wet but not a bad sleep considering. It was great to have a shower last night after eating and before preparing for bed. We have got it down to a fine art now. So refreshing. Using only about 1 litre each thanks…