Fortuitously the morning dawned fine and the dreadful winds of yesterday have abated. It is overcast and very soggy, though, with water running everywhere as the roads are so steep they have turned into rivers. Our hotel room looks like a Chinese Laundry with wet clothes hanging everywhere. Not drying…
Well, last nights accommodation was….basic. No, it was crap, but at least the shower water was hot. The washing machine wouldn’t work properly. This meant we had loads of washing hanging up, dripping wet and with little drying time. 3 out of 10. Outside it’s belting down. Jen has been…
As Dennis mentioned, some sort of animal disturbed us last night. He is convinced it was a bear. I think it was probably something smaller. A stray dog or a wild pig. Whatever it was, it was a nuisance and resulted in another restless night. A tiring day on the…
Breakfast this morning at the hotel was uninspiring, but then we arrived only a short time before the restaurant was due to close. It is a leisurely morning for us. While Jen was working on her blog for the previous day, I decided to go down and change the driver’s…
A relatively easy day today. Left the Hotel Barbaris at about 1030. Dennis mentioned yesterday that drainage didn’t seem to be high on the list of civic priorities here. This morning the puddles were still as bad and the roads still flooded. Our first port of call was an oil…
Last night was a disaster. We again found what looked to be a disused quarried area off the motorway. It was a bit scruffy looking but being late in the day, we needed to stop. Finding a flat area, camp was set up. After an interesting but tasty meal we…
On the road at 0915 and hoping to cover a good few miles today. This road must have cost billions of roubles to build and as many to maintain. Unfortunately the scenery is monotonous, to say the least. Fortunately it is hilly and the road winds about a bit. If…
Jen mentioned our excitement yesterday morning, with the cooker catching fire. It’s a Coleman two burner petrol cooker that has been working great till now. Sometimes it can over-fuel after filling but it hasn’t been a problem. Yesterday it would not burn cleanly. In my efforts to get it burning…
A dramatic start to today! A fire in the galley. More serious than Dennis burning the porridge! The cooker has periodically played up after being refuelled, but this morning it burst into uncontrollable flames. So serious, the fire extinguisher had to be deployed. The towel and tea towel, which were…
We had a great camp site last night and a good sleep. Probably 9 hours. Another excellent performance from the All Blacks to win their second game 40 – 12 yesterday. The girls had a excellent win too, in their test against Australia. On the road by 10am and made…