Bayan Olgii, Mongolia
After amazing day in Russian hills,Mongolian border closed & we were kept entertained/awake by drunken guard & dog. Now in 5-team convoy :-)
Mayma, Russia
A town with speed-bumps, should just contract it out to Kazakhstan Highways Agency! Heading for yonder hills & maybe t'Border tomorrow.
Pavlodar Province, Kazakhstan
Hurrah! Met 2 teams in last hour.Desert Scousers & Team (W)reckless.3rd&4th teams we've met! Convoying to Pavlodar border. All superstoked :-)
Astana, Kazakhstan
Red road didn't turn out to be a motorway after all! Met 2nd team since CzechOut: No Funeral.Top lads.Amazing roadworks.Everyone getting stuck..
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
100miles in 11hrs!Met Team of Choice,only team we've met since CzechOut! Drove into 2ft crater & got very struck.Saved by trucker.Aktobe today??
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Road turned to bad track to nothing.Camped in a violent electrical storm & just jumpstarted a stranded Russian family.May get to UB by Christmas
Atyrau Province, Kazakhstan
Kazakh roads are a mixed bag:Average from border to Atyrau.Amaz'ng for 20mile & currently desperately chossy.Just clouted exhaust,ouch :-|
Atyrau, Kazakhstan
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANNYBOY! Kazakhstan roads make driving feel like sledging in a rowing boat across the North Sea.Just seen first camels :-D Hot as
Astrakhan, Russia
Coffeed-up 20hr push from Kharkiv-Volgograd,incl 2hrs of form-filling at border.Have driven through smoother quarries than roads outside town!2nd gear job.Saw 1st team in 4days. 2 top lads in a Ka.No map for Russia.Had to use a World map postcard to navigate across border.All good :)
Horlivka, Ukraine
After a lengthy short-cut cross-country,a moment of confusion pulling onto E40.Why are there 2 Mercs speeding towards me? Like a Red Arrows display.happened too quick to be scary! Roads getting bumpier (would be tricky on a Penny Farthing) & si.gns much more confusing. Russia today?
