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Tuesday 13 August For the first time on the Tour we slept in till 08:00, not intentionally , forgot to set the alarm. Still made time for breakfast as it had all the makings of a long day, with a border crossing and some serious climbing.
We got going just after 9, through the busy city of Andijan it was a relief to get out of the city,
The border was around the 30 mile mark just before the City of Ors, Keith's front pannier completely broke off just before the border, he ended up strapping it to the back of the bike, and rolled into the border crossing.
The Ubakestzian side was the normal chaotic queues and hustle and bustle, but we got through pretty quick. Then came the Kyrgyzstan side, it was honestly the worst border crossing ever, fighting breaking out in the queues, children crying, shouting and screaming. As we were tourists we go to the front, that really makes you feel guilty, with all the others pushing and shoving, it was horrible to see.
We finally got through and rolled in Osh, first to the market, as Linney had located some bike repair places in the market. Once again it was chaotic, one guy seemed to understand what we wanted, took the pannier around a couple of repair places, ended up fixing it with torx self tapping screws, see how long this lasts. Manged to stock up nuts, bolts, jubilee clips and tie wraps.
Had lunch and managed to some Kyrgyzstan currency, before we made are way out of the busy hilly city, though Keith and I had a run in with a driver at a roundabout, then Linney nearly got wiped out by a taxi driver. Met a couple from Estonia going the other way, had a nice chat with them, before we set off again.
We then started the climbing, with over 50 miles to the town of X, we had decided to camp, get as far as we can, then set up camp, Linney had identified a potential site on Maps me lovely spot for camping at just over 50 miles which seemed doable.
With the road steadily getting stepper we just kept going through little villages, very rural with young guys on horse back herding cattle, all the children waving etc. We stocked up on provisions and carried on, just before the the campsite Linney had pin dropped, we could see the track going steeply up the bank, it looked good, but not worth the extra work we all decided. Result just down the road found a shop selling beer, brought a few each, then settle for a nice spot, basically a cow field overlooking the mountains.
Decided not to cook just eat a few snacks with the beers, then early to bed.
By: | Dale |
Started in: | Andijon, Andijon Viloyati, UZ |
Distance: | 53.7 mi |
Selected: | 53.7 mi |
Elevation: | + 4227 / - 410 ft |
Moving Time: | 05:19:09 |
Page Views: | 185 |
Departed: | Aug 13, 2019, 8:56 am |
Starts in: | Andijon, Andijon Viloyati, UZ |
Distance: | 53.7 mi |
Selected distance: | 53.7 mi |
Elevation: | + 4227 / - 410 ft |
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Total Duration: | 09:53:15 |
Selection Duration: | 35595 |
Moving Time: | 05:19:09 |
Selection Moving Time: | 05:19:09 |
Stopped Time: | 04:34:06 |
Max Speed: | 21.6 mph |
Avg Speed: | 10.1 mph |
Pace: | 00:11:02 |
Moving Pace: | 00:05:56 |
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