Today’s ride on Komoot Hardly any photos today. I’m out of practice and didn’t set up the video camera either. Tomorrow may be better ! I left Istanbul after a good rest, lots of walking, discovering, reliving 43 year old memories and just soaking it all in. I spent plenty of time photographing the mesmerizing …
Today’s ride on Komoot Pascal, the nice french guy turned out to be a snoring asthmatic. I should have guessed. His 5-6am coughing fit at least brought an end to the snoring. I did feel sorry for him though, but I felt way more sorry for me. Last night two Latvians arrived by bike quite …
I decided to get another share taxi from Dushanbe to Panjakent. I’m probably relaxing after the Pamirs and really didn’t feel like a big few days to get over the mountains to the north. It’s also warming up considerably, so laziness won the day today. The car was set to arrive at 10am but I …
I spent the day in a shared taxi and rode about 2.5kms to my hotel. I’m so glad I didn’t ride it. It was 100kms to the base of a climb of 1200m vertical, later there was 20kms of roadworks followed by more climbs before coasting into Dushanbe. Add to that the fact that it’s …
Today’s ride on Komoot I didn’t enjoy the hotel. It was a ripoff and the food was really poor compared to every other place I’ve stayed at in Tajikistan. I was expecting the breakfast to be not-so-great, so I got up and had muesli beforehand. The lady brought a bowl of rice porridge with melted …
A long day but fun – Dashti Yazghulom to Kalaikum Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot I had breakfast with Kees and Nicole upstairs and saw how nice the rest of the guesthouse was. We all wanted to get away early, but we had such a great conversation that we were late. We spoke for an hour over breakfast and could have continued. They’re such lovely people. …
Today’s ride on Komoot I finally left Khorog after some good rest and lots of Indian food. There’s not much in this stunningly positioned town of 30,000. There are huge mountains on each side, a lovely modern mosque, a very fast flowing river (the Gunt River which joins the Panj river here) and not too …
Today’s ride on Komoot Today, I only had a short 40kms to Khorog followed by a few rest days. It sounded very easy to me but it’s still 40kms in the nice warm temperatures and even though it’s a nett downhill, there were some annoying climbs along the way. I’ve mentioned previously that I seem …
Slightly more civilised – Wild Camp near Navobod to Khorog Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot I woke today feeling very sleepy, if that makes any sense. Perhaps it was the soak in the hot springs that had that effect or perhaps it was the knowledge that I’m only 2 days away from Khorog and an Indian meal. I tend to relax towards the very end of …
Blobbing down the valley – Jelondy to Wild Camp near Navobod Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot I met a lot of cyclists today and I love the conversations about why they’re doing it and where they’re going. Today, the state of the road came up in every conversation. Last night, I decided not to do the Wakhan Valley. Part of me is slightly disappointed but I did …
Decision made and validated – Wild Camp at M41 junction to Jelondy Read More »
