Day 104 Jul 22 Sun - Shymkent to Irrigation Camp 54km to Turkistan

I really don't know how many kilos I lost since the last weight taken in China. But I am feeling fine.,maybe all the fats have turned into muscles.
Kyzylorda 413km , expect lots of camping
Weather is hot here ,so locals like to get cools in the river.

Irrigation campsite near a village

Today's Distance: 113km

Temp : 26 - 43c
Average Speed: 18.5 max: 45
Time on Bike: 6 hr 04 min
Ave climb: 1% max: 6%
Trip altitude: 282m max: 675m
Today's spending: 1750T
Total Distance to date: 6867 km
Total spending to date: 10019T

Finally glad to be back on the road again after staying 3 days in Shymkent to recover from fatique and stomach problem. Strange to find no signboard in town showing direction to Turkistan or Kyzylorda,towns that we are heading to,needs lot of asking around to get out to the main road. but once you out of the centre,then only you see signboards, following road M32,traffic is very busy and constantly I need to look at the rear mirror for cars or trucks speeding from behind.The sceneries was nothing worth to stop for pictures,pretty flat road with some small rolling hills,weather continues to be hot the whole day and you need to drink more often. We started looking for campsite after 100km mark and asked for approval to camp near an irridation drain where there is a constant flow of well water pump from the ground. We took our shower in the drain as what the villagers do the same.