Posts Tagged ‘Kochkor Ata’

Day 164. 77km. Kochkor Ata – Tashkumyr

Posted: October 14, 2015 in Cycling, Kyrgyzstan
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At altitude I lost my appetite. Today I lost my appetite due to the heat. The contrast in climate is spectacular. Today was back to the ritual of having a 3 hour afternoon sleep. For the heat, and relief from the boredom of the straight road through hot farmland.

Afternoon sleep

Afternoon sleep

We cycled through melon land today. Everyone was selling watermelons, and some were also selling rock melons. Often there were stretches of road with sellers on both sides, sleeping on couch sofas unter the trees or under little verandah lean-tos.

We are now in the mountains again – at least there are mountains around us, and we will climb slowly now following the valley. I’m looking forward to gaining some altitude and losing some heat.

Day 163. 159km. Osh – Kochkor Ata

Posted: October 13, 2015 in Cycling, Kyrgyzstan
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‘On top of the price of the room you will have to pay for the shower.’
That was OK.
‘Oh. And it costs extra to store the bikes.’
This was after we had unpacked and already agreed on the price.
We left, and now find ourself sleeping on a couch outside in an expensive holiday resort for rich Russians. The universe provided a strange place to sleep tonight.

Sunset

Sunset

Will and Kim had left Osh a day earlier, and stayed overnight 55km from Osh. I thought I could try to catch them – I like cycling with them. The weather was fine for that, and the scenery was boring. Endless fields and farms. I put my head down and cycled. 130km out of Osh I caught them. We can now cycle together to Bishkek.

Watermelons

Watermelons