We couldn't
sleep well last night. The road, the dogs, the worry of not having everything
in the tent kept us from a good sleep. At 5:30, we woke up to a thunder clap.
Immediately, we started to pack. We managed to have everything in our water-proof
bags before it started to pour down. We waited for two hours for the rain to
stop during which we had tea and boiled eggs. We started the ride with our rain
gear on, but soon we got rid of them as the weather got better. For 50 km,
there was nothing: no shops, no cafés or villages. There were two hydro
electric dams taming this river; that was all.
We were very
hungry when we arrived at some restaurants. We were relieved that we could
finally eat some good food after biking 50 km. But we were wrong because
strangely enough, all the restaurants served boiled eggs; that's it, that's
all! Boiled eggs; all the ten restaurants. Having had boiled eggs for
breakfast, we didn't fancy that on the menu at all no matter how hungry we
were. But...the choice was clear. Boiled eggs, or empty stomach. At the end, we
settled on one egg each, with tea.
We left the
"restaurant" very dissatisfied, and hit the road. We had to pass
through a toll booth 500 meters ahead. As soon as we passed the booth, there
was a restaurant right there which had some real food. We stopped there and had
dumplings.
When we left the
restaurant, it was really hot. We climbed a steep road for half an hour when we
arrived in a village--Kara Kul. The clouds were closing up, so we decided to
camp before the rain catches us.
I saw Fausto
talking to some people who happened to be mechanics. When we asked the guy
where to camp, he offered his property. We accepted his offer, but first, we
had to go to the village to buy groceries for dinner.
We pitched up
our tent, took a nap, had tea with the owner of the property, had a very salty
soup, and now, we are in our tents, listening to the rain riddling our tent.
Tomorrow, we have to change some money. We have no Com left. The challenge is
that there is no bank in these small villages!
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| The Mechanic |
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| Cooking from inside the Tent |
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| Most Statues were warriors |
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| Hydro-electric Dam |
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