We said farewell to our Khujand hosts, after Marina’s sister very kindly arrived with a SIM card for us. Retracing our steps back through the city and south on the road to Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital. Cooler today. We must be becoming acclimatised. Temperatures in the 30’s feel blissfully cool. Heading…
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…
There is a song I have been singing in my head all day, with words “on the road again”, but I can’t for the life of me remember who sings it! Such joy to be on the move again 😊😊 We intended to be up at 5 and on the…
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…
The receptionist at the Jahongir Guest House, where we are staying, is being very helpful. Fortunately her English is excellent. She has spoken to the company who are delivering the water pump to us and it will arrive this afternoon. She has also explained the Tashkent railway system to us.…
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.…
Yesterday we heard we would not receive the new water pump from the UK until the 23rd!!! In an attempt to speed up the process of getting back on the road, we asked a local mechanic if it was possible to repair the pump. He took it away but returned…
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
Well, we have confirmation the water pump is on its way, but no specific info as to exactly where it is at the moment. We wait patiently. Dennis was up at the crack of dawn again, cleaning up the back of the oil pump, where the new water pump has…