Diary
Day 15, Wednesday 3rd June. Josali - Shimkent. 386 miles. 0930-1930
They left the others in the morning tinkering with their cars making last minute repairs and headed off towards Shimkent.
Read more: Day 15, Wednesday 3rd June. Josali - Shimkent. 386 miles. 0930-1930
Day 14, Tuesday 2nd June. Near Irghiz-Josali. 322 miles. 0600-2030
They woke up around 5 am hoping it wasn't raining, and to their delight it was looking bright and the wind was blowing quite strong drying out the sand, so the prospect of getting going again looked good.
Read more: Day 14, Tuesday 2nd June. Near Irghiz-Josali. 322 miles. 0600-2030
Day 13, Monday 1st June. Somewhere between Qarabutaq and Irghiz - Near Irghiz. 76 miles 0800-1315
The weather was looking worse when they awoke, dark clouds filled the sky and it was fairly chilly. They were still in the sand travelling alongside the road which was being built. Having stopped for breakfast the other teams who they'd camped with 2 nights previously caught them up, they'd only camped a few miles apart the previous night. The others set off 10 minutes earlier after having a cup of tea and they all expected to see each other somewhere later during the day.
Day 12, Sunday 31st May. Near Nogayti - Somewhere between Qarabutaq and Irghiz 364 miles 0800-1800
Moving off in the morning they found good roads (read with tarmac) again after 20 minutes and finally started getting some good miles under their belt.
Day 11, Saturday 30th May. 30miles north of Maqat - Near Nogayti. 136 miles 0930-1830
Getting out of the van in the morning and slipping over they soon learned what happened when the desert sand gets wet, it was unbelievably slippery and stuck to their shoes making them really heavy. After getting ready it was time to drive back up the slope and back on the main road.
Page 1 of 12