Day 111 Jul 29 Sun - Zhosaly petrol station to Yurt stay in Altai village

Free Kazakhs yurt stay
We are safely inside this mosquito net provided

Many camels seen from the road,quite different looking from the one in Africa
Food & drinks is far apart in this desert land
And water toooo!

Today's Distance: 164km

Temp: 26 - 41c
Average Speed: 17.7 max: 39
Time on Bike: 9 hr 16 min
Ave climb: 1% max: 8%
Trip altitude: 327m max: 258m
Today's spending: 650T
Total Distance to date: 7602km
Total spending to date:18764T

We passed by a Russian space rocket base in Baikonur at 70km mark and a neraby service town of Leninsk. Luckily we have infomation by our b2p Kiwi bikers Arnord & Merike who started one week ahead of us from Beijing, the advice is not to call in these towns . They had been stopped and detent by the Russian police for 3 hr on suspicous of spying while looking for food & lodging there. Thanks Arnord/Merike for the timely info most properbly safe us from unnecessary troubles. In fact , I cycled pass vey quickly even climbing up the overhead bridge , the atmosphere then was extreamly scary, quiet and calm , nobody seems on the road and only a few cars . I wonder how many cameras were actually focusing on me , I dare not stop to take pictures . The good things for today are the tailwind and a free yurt stay with solar warmshower.Thanks goodness,we don't have to camp in this DESERT!