Day 99 Jul 17 Tue - Podgornoye village to Taraz

Dinner dish at Mr Kosbach house , lamb cooked with potatos, with side diah of cucumber and tomatos,bread,butter,jams...
Sunset at Podgornoye village
Mr Kosbach's soviet stallin truck under engine overhaul
Before we say good-bye

Today's Distance: 95 km

Temp:26 - 40 c
Average Speed: 18.2 max: 39.5
Time on Bike: 5 hr 13 min
Ave climb: 1% max:5%
Trip altitude: 190m max: 862 m
Today's spending: 1400 Tenge
Total Distance to date: 6558km
Total spending to date: 2255 Tenge

Thank you very much to this kind family of Mr&Mrs Kosbach for a great stay.We had a group photo before we shakehand and say good-bye. Back on the road at 8.30am,the road is newly tarced but there was no shoulderon the side,surface is really rough and uneven. Most part of the road is flat and a bit of rolling hills towards the town of Taraz.Weather is very very hot.Living std in Kazakhstan is a little higher than Malaysia.Lunch with a plate of beef noodle + a cup of coffee cost 400T ( Rm 13).A bottle of coke 1.0L cost 100T (Rm3.10) . A double bedroom with bath but no aircond cost 4500T (Rm140).Kazakstan is much better off than their neigbour Kyrgyzstan due to oil money. Earlier had checked out one hotel in Taraz town ,but the price is 6000T but room only available after 9pm and must checked out before ( am tomorrow.Ridiculous! Settled in Hotel Taraz which is abt 3 km from Town.