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Kyrgyztan: Scrabble's Favorite Country
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Get over my current state of inertia and get rolling again. No excuses, got the warm clothes, the stove, the unleaking mattress and the rock solid back wheel. I'm ready. Wait! I forgot about the hard drive!! Maybe I'll leave on Thursday. :)
Before I head off ...a BIG Thank You!!
I don't say this nearly enough. To the folks who leave comments on my blog entries. THANK YOU!!!
I am humbled and grateful for your inspiring and often humourous ...
The Long Road to Bishkek
... and since the guesthouse was fully booked-up we had to move another (Nomad's guesthouse) for our final day. Nomad's is Biker Central, and most cyclists passing through Central Asia seem to somehow find their way here. As in most guesthouses frequented by backpackers, the common area was abuzz with interesting conversation but this one had a special dimension in that the stories swapped were about bikers trudging their way up 3000 meter passes and ...
Four Stans Down
An easier border crossing this time, with a group visa it was no fuss but for the obligatory James Bond joke by the border agent and waiting for the truck on the other side; the other side was Kyrgyzstan, our fourth and final "stan" on this journey. After four days bush camp and the long drive to Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, we rushed in to our hotel for a welcomed shower. Jody and I had the attic room where the walls slanted ...
The End of the Road
... with banya and truly stunning scenery. The next day we set off to explore the surrounding hills and waterfalls on donkeys. Admittedly we weren't a particularly prepossessing sight as we saddled our steeds: U's feet practically trailed along the ground; S had a constant battle to make his move at all; and A's quickly became known as DSK due to it's predatory sexual antics.The ten hour drive to Bishkek would be our last on the road ...
A week in Bishkek and beyond
... a huge statue of Lenin, right arm outstretched, stood in this spot, before being quietly decamped to a neighbouring park where he now appears to point accusingly at the nearby American University across the road.
Thomas, a friend of David's, had lived in Bishkek and studied at the American University for nearly a year. He came bounding up to us as we sat at Lenin's foot, with a wide smile and baggy jeans, and a pair of traditional Kyrgyz patent leather shoes, ...
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