A quiet day in Ust-Kamenogorsk

[Day 28]
We spent the day in the area around De Luxe Hotel in Ust-Kamenogorsk

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A long day of driving in Kazakhstan

[Day 27]
Waking up early morning in the middle of a field feels good!

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From Almaty further north in Kazakhstan

[Day 26]
Reached Almaty late last night, and our chosen hotel was fully booked, but the next door neighbour hotel had rooms for us, which we appreciated despite the high price we had to pay

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From Ysyk-Köl to Kazahkstan and Almaty

[Day 25]
Camp site by the lake Ysyk-Köl

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Wonderful morning in the camp

[Day 24]
Booted Eagle (we think) visited our camp this
UPDATE: Expertise has helped to identify this as an Egyptian Vulture

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Just a simple road through Kyrgyzstan

[Day 23]
Leaving Osh, after a relaxing day

On the bike: another traveller, from France, staying at our hotel, which we have now found out is the Osh Nuru (meaning the light of the city)
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A day off in Osh

[Day 22]
Morning at the balcony in Osh

(in a hotel that we don’t know the name of because it is only written in Kyrgyz letters..)
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Pamir to Kyrgyzstan

[Day 21]
Not sure what the Homestay was called, but it had one nice hotel room as well as a restaurant room

Pamir Highway

[Day 20]
In a Homestay in Kalaikhum

Towards Pamir

[Day 19]
Since we had expected using all morning to get the GBAO permit (which we already got last night) we had a late start.

Going out of the city we stopped to stock up on drinking water and coke, in small shops along the road. Not a problem with fuel here, with plenty of fuel stations and even people selling along the road. We even drove through the small village of Boston today!
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