1st August 2014      11-21’C       259km Osh – Sary Tash The town of Osh sits only 800M above sea level.  I rode out of town on the M41, Pamir Highway headed for Sary Tash, at 3200M. The road climbed gradually into the mountains for the first 150km, before ascending steeply to the highest pass at 3600M before Sary Tash.  A fresh dusting of snow covered the peaks and made the view even more magnificent.   As I passed each yurt or village, every child…

30th July 2014        25-36’C      410km Toktogul – Osh It was 36’C at 9am when I got on the bike to leave the guesthouse this morning.  Fortunately as the road headed up into the mountains, it cooled slightly. The road followed the edge of Toktogul lake, the magnificent blue water kissing the edge of bare rock cliffs, I was stopping for photos every few minutes.  At one point I turned off the road and down a dirt track, in order to get a better…

29th July 2014      7’C-27’C       288km Bishkek – Toktogul I was up and active early with a little nervous anticipation, as I needed to visit the Uzbekistan embassy this morning.  As is my usual modus operandi with embassies, I had already cased the building on Monday (when they were closed), so knew it would only take ten minutes to walk there.  On approach, it appeared that they were open, but not taking appointments until 10am, so I went for breakfast, returning at 1015, to…