Today was a day of mixed sealed and unsealed surfaces. We left Osh and about 70 kilometres down the road we stopped for a coffee break at a small road side stall. When we arrived we were the only people there. By the time we left there were two buses and two cars full of locals with young children, all wanting to see us and the bikes.
The young children that arrived first we're given toy koalas from Ann and myself. Of course this meant time for another photo opportunity with the kids.
We eventually managed to drag ourselves away from all the children and head off to our lunch stop, 40 km down the road. The location was nestled between two very large hills with the river running through the middle. The ride there was just as awesome as all the other roads we've had so far.
After a lunch we headed back toward Gulcha to begin our off-road section. At first it seemed fairly sedate but the further we rode the more challenging the road became. We had everything from loose River Pebbles and shale, sand, mud, and even had a calf running alongside us for around a kilometre.
At this point I should mention our fellow riders. We have a couple from England, George and Ruth who are riding two up. We also have Peter from the USA and Zelda from South Africa who are both riding. And then there is Ann and me who are both riding.
Well considering the issues we had at the beginning with seat heights and other problems, all got through the ride unscathed. The girls did a great job getting through the hard going. Our lead rider Hugo and support Vehicle driver Ellis also did a great job.
Once we made it back to the sealed road it was a short 30 km ride back to our hotel in Osh for a shower, swim and rest before dinner.
Todays heat took its toll on Ruth so Ruth and George could not make dinner and both Hugo amd Ellis had work to so that left just Zelda, Peter, Ann and myself for dinner.
The young children that arrived first we're given toy koalas from Ann and myself. Of course this meant time for another photo opportunity with the kids.
We eventually managed to drag ourselves away from all the children and head off to our lunch stop, 40 km down the road. The location was nestled between two very large hills with the river running through the middle. The ride there was just as awesome as all the other roads we've had so far.
After a lunch we headed back toward Gulcha to begin our off-road section. At first it seemed fairly sedate but the further we rode the more challenging the road became. We had everything from loose River Pebbles and shale, sand, mud, and even had a calf running alongside us for around a kilometre.
At this point I should mention our fellow riders. We have a couple from England, George and Ruth who are riding two up. We also have Peter from the USA and Zelda from South Africa who are both riding. And then there is Ann and me who are both riding.
Well considering the issues we had at the beginning with seat heights and other problems, all got through the ride unscathed. The girls did a great job getting through the hard going. Our lead rider Hugo and support Vehicle driver Ellis also did a great job.
Once we made it back to the sealed road it was a short 30 km ride back to our hotel in Osh for a shower, swim and rest before dinner.
Todays heat took its toll on Ruth so Ruth and George could not make dinner and both Hugo amd Ellis had work to so that left just Zelda, Peter, Ann and myself for dinner.
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