Almaty, Kazachstan to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

We are ready to ride south west to Bishkek 
The beginning of stage two of our ride 
From Vladivostok to London

We had a wee celebration with Robyn and Mark Tootill
KapaiKiwis who are riding from the UK to NZ.
They have ridden through the Stans and are heading for China.

We ride south from the hotel
Past luxury shops, apartments, the University and 
And Bavarian motors and car showrooms

Into the countryside
First through market gardens
And then through wheat and hay harvesting

A couple of stops for drinks.
The Tootills catch up with us at our second stop.
It’s a treat to meet someone we know.

We also meet some lovely young women 
 On a girls’ weekend away
To celebrate Zara’s birthday

The road to Bishkek takes a left turn
And so do we
Through rolling hills and rocky outcrops

To the border crossing
Where I break our cardinal rule
To stay by my man at border crossings

I went off to the passengers ‘lounge’
A corrugated iron roof offering shade
And a 1.5 hour wait at passport control.

Meanwhile Dick and Mark were through the border in 20 minutes.
While Robyn and I were twice baked in the heat of the day
Lesson learned I hop onto the bike

We ride into Bishkek
With its tree lined boulevards
To find our tent for the night

We find our hotel and rejoice... it is marvellous to be on the road again.

















Zara the birthday girl and ‘joy bringer’.

Lovely young women we met on the way, today.


We took a left turn into the hills. Reminiscent of Central Otago.



The border crossing where I learned to ‘Stay by my man’.

Lots of very smart cars on the streets.

And people waiting for buses.

Dinner for my driver. Steak, confit garlic, roast bone marrow (first time we have seen it served this way) toasted bread and tomato.




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