Day 92 Jul 10 Tue - River camp to Mosquito camp

Gothern from Austria gave me a bike shop address in Bishkek
Mosquitos camp
Our tent set right on the path of the sheeps and horses

We volunteered to be the guest of this family and we were not disappointed by their hospitality
A special tea pot with a hanging filter
My poor mirror bought 10 yuan in China left half vision after a fall blown by the wind or is it the unstable stand?
Ala-bel Pass with snowcapped mountain
still 197km to Bishkek

Jalur Gemilang still flying high


Lovely Kyrgyzs kids very excited about unexpected guest
A family photo I promised to send

Today's Distance: 77km

Temp: 5 - 25c
Average Speed: 15.7 max:54
Time on Bike: 4 hr 52 min
Ave climb: 5% max:16%
Trip altitude: 537m max:3179m
Today's spending: 230 som
Total Distance to date: 6228km
Total spending to date:4202 som

Started early today at 8.00am as we knew we have a high 3175m Ala-bel Pass to climb,the speed drop to 3 kmh for the first time since Beijing,very steep and long,we took abt 2 hr to cover that 6.7km when we reached the peak ,I calibrated my cyclometer altitude number 3086m to match the actaul of 3175m. feeling cold and an urge for something hot,we volunteered into one of the yurt as guest,true enough,we were welcome and invited to have hot tea,bread, fermented horse milk.Took a family photo and they gave me the address to post the photo to them. Pls reminds me if I forgot. The downhill was long & gradual,if not for my crack rim,I'd had enjoy more.Met an Austrian solo cyclist Gothern who was cycling on opposite direction to Osh.He gave me a bike shop address in Bishkek after knowing my rim problem. The crack rim continue to deteriorate when the tube burst for the 5th timeat the same spot.This time I put a 2nd layer of cut rubber tube and see how it goes.Rain stop us againfrom cycling and we were forced to put up with a campsite full of mosquitos and a rather mud river water due to the rain.