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Tuesday 23rd July Linney and Keith went down for a coffee in the hotel around 21:00,I was busy catching up on the blog stuff, then the hotel dished out another meal for them chicken and rice, still no beer so I was OK with that.
Up at the normal time just after 06:00, all sorted then down for our fried egg breakfast, with a little twist today, fried bread not fresh.
Just about to hit the road Linney back tyre a little flat, which is a little concerning as his spare is very dodgy to, we gave it a bit of air and see how we go.
Linney expertly got us out of the city in under 20 mins, mainly because we were on the dry side of the city. Then on the road to Dosor, against a bit of a head wind, which looked like it would stay with us all day, hey ho, just have to pedal a little harder. We stopped at little truck stop for a coffee and cake, well I had the last bit of cake, pulled the vegetarian card again, Keith and Linney had a potato fritter (it’s a gamble what is in side them),then went next door to the garage to see if we could get an ice cream no luck, filled up with water and took on some extra water, as the next stop, looked like it was just a picnic stop, in around 24 miles time. Still pushing against an ever increasing head wind we pedalled on, looking at the dried out slat lakes, then Linney made a little bit of a girlie dance on his bike, only he can do that. The he shouted snake, Keith was on it trail like a flash, jumping off his bike handing it to me, all I could see was bloody desert, then finally a spotted it. Keith chased it down the bank, then dangerously back up the bank towards me, clicking widely on his camera, I was ready to ditch his bike if it came any closer to me, luckily it went down a hole about a metre before Linney and I. When it all calmed down Linney identified the snake as a fast slow worm or “tardum velox vermis” we will have to wait for the editor (ED) to confirm this exciting discovery.
Before we knew it we were approaching the second stop, not the picnic site we thought a little café, with some very pleasant girls serving, we had coffee and the normal fare meat goulash thing for Linney and Keith rice for me, all very good, we all had a really good rest, the head wind was taking its toll a little. Keith made the effort to say come on “lets go” ( the only phrase the Kazantzakis’s know) so Linney and I followed, though Linney stalled at the entrance spotting a Praying mantis or “Orantes mantis” once again the ED will confirm the species. Just as Keith and I were pulling out onto the road, we heard a shout from Linny I have a flat! Back we turned, his tyre is worn out, Keith cut up a plastic bottle to cover the two worst wear patches on the tyre, new inner tube and off we set again. Within a mile puncture again, the plastic had rubbed on the inner tube, tried Linneys spare tyre that does not sit correctly on the wheel, still no good, so went with the worm tyre at a lower pressure hopefully that will work. On we went for the last 18 mile, thankfully it lasted! on the way to Doser both Linney and Keith cut up some old truck inner tubes to patch up the tyre when we get to our unknown hotel / camp tonight. We stopped just outside Doser, Keith ordered a coffee, I quickly done the maths we were less than 5 miles from the town, so I had a beer in the end we all had a beer.
We rolled into the town Linney at the helm guiding us to the hotel / hostel, which we duly found with ease. Managed to book in easily, the guy and his wife were very helpful gave us a bucket and sponge to clean our bikes down. Linney had a plan to line his tyre with the old truck inner tube so he started that, I cleaned and serviced my bike as best I could, Keith did the same to Linneys then went down to the supermarket and bank with the hostel owner. I cleaned Keiths bike, then when he returned told him he had loose spokes on the back wheel and a broken spoke on the front wheel, not good, but repairable which Keith easily managed.
The shower, well not really, I manged a bucket wash, then no water, so we just went out as we were. Eventually found a place that was open though only traditional Kazazian food which was good for us.
Then back to the hostel for some well earned rest.
By: | Dale |
Started in: | Атырау, Атырауская область, KZ |
Distance: | 62.0 mi |
Selected: | 62.0 mi |
Elevation: | + 433 / - 407 ft |
Moving Time: | 05:30:28 |
Page Views: | 361 |
Departed: | Jul 23, 2019, 8:17 am |
Starts in: | Атырау, Атырауская область, KZ |
Distance: | 62.0 mi |
Selected distance: | 62.0 mi |
Elevation: | + 433 / - 407 ft |
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Total Duration: | 09:15:41 |
Selection Duration: | 33341 |
Moving Time: | 05:30:28 |
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Stopped Time: | 03:45:13 |
Max Speed: | 19.9 mph |
Avg Speed: | 11.3 mph |
Pace: | 00:08:57 |
Moving Pace: | 00:05:19 |
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