Day 106 Jul 24 Tue - Deserted house camp to Dostikta village backyard camp

Made in Russia - simple ,light and rigid
Good idea and who knows one day you will need to do this!
Picture outside the house just before we go

This kid like a man in the house invited us to stay is only 17 years old
Serving tea for us in a special hot water pot runs by coal
Our tents at the back of the house Baby feed on boiled cow milk
Two families with some of the kids

Vast flat land
Watermelons in Kazahstan are big, you have to buy the whole , no cut and sell
Truck or van always loaded with watermelons
Besides the two families, there is a dog family also
A picture while having dinner .

Today's Distance: 104km

Temp: 26 - 38c
Average Speed: 14.7 max: 39.5
Time on Bike: 7 hr 03 min
Ave climb: 2% max: 9%
Trip altitude: 215m max: 449m
Today's spending: 300 T
Total Distance to date: 7070 km
Total spending to date:11209 T

In Kazakhstan, you will never feel lonely but many surprises especially you go on an adventure like this. The people are beautiful,lovely,warmth and friendly.They regard as a honour to meet,talk with tourists, it seems ther is no language barrier to stop us from interacting , they like to offer almost eveything . Heather had been offered 700T but nothing so far for me , " do I look like a rich man on bike? The kids from far they they saw ,they will run to the road just to say hello or Hi , they will smile and happy if you responded with your hand held high to wave at them. They will cycle with their light,rigid Russian made bicycle with you for a good distance if they are on their bike. Sometimes how your day ends, you will never know. For today after hitting 100km mark,time 7.30pm desperate looking for a campsite,I was flag down at a watermelon stall at a bus stop.As usual free watermelons & honeydue and the best is when one of them offer a place for us to camp in their house backyard just behind the bus stand. Free dinner of lamb cooked in potatos,bread,nuts, cow milk with tea. This house have 11 kids plus one still yet to be borned , believed are from 2 families with husbands working in Taraz. At nite some of the chidren slept in a row outside with sky the blanket while we slept in our tent. Kyzylorda is still 155km to go and most likely another camp for tomorrow.