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Sorry no texts for a while but my phone is broken. Arrived in UB a couple of days ago. Going horse trekking for 3 days.
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We had a bit of an accident. We're both fine but sadly our car is no more. Continuing by train. Russian police have been staggeringly helpful.
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Our car is not very healthy but we're racking up the miles on Siberia's excellent roads. Thanks to everyone who texted, especially Stu's mum.
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Hit a snag. It was 2ft deep and shaped like a pothole. Buckled the axle arm but a miracle occurred and we're limping on.
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Exploding spark plugs are only funny the first time. Should be fixed by Mon am. We don't know who's checking this so text us on 07976308481 & say hi.
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One of our spark plugs just leapt out! Surprisingly Bob splutters along on one cylinder for a bit. Earlier a cop 'fined' us $200. Played dumb; didn't pay
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"Kazakhstan is closed!" They tried to make us sleep in no man's land but we were having none of it. Our hotel by the border is very weird.
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Sights in Samarkand are amazing. Alan is ill.
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Fried the alternator last night but fortunately had a spare. Got invited to a party where we were taught to dance Uzbek style!
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Why are there no roadsigns in this country? Still, petrol is 1p/ltr except at the last one when they refused to take any money. Nice people.
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