Travels and Adventures of an Ent on a Motorcycle
After the long break in Astana it was a little weird to get going again, but it all comes back pretty quick. I got loaded up and set off, running a few errands on the way out of town, changing some cash and stocking up a few things. The road was in great condition leading … Continue reading Day 73 to 80 – Astana to Almaty and Bishkek
Waking up in the awful motel wasn't exactly a nice way to start the day but it did get me moving nice and early. It was going to be a long run today with sparse fuel from what I could find out, maybe even all 200 miles to Aktobe, my tank can around 220 maximum, … Continue reading Day 64 to 72 – Aktobe to Astana
Day 61 started with a lovely (not lovely) surprise, after about 10 minutes the speedometer stopped moving. I stayed calm and rational though (read: panicked, imagining doomsday scenarios of being jailed in Russia) and considered my options. If it was broken I would need a new one and Russia would be the best place for … Continue reading Day 61, 62 & 63 – Volgograd to Saratov & Uralsk, Kazakhstan
Me and Gleb woke pretty early, he had about 1700km to ride in a day... probably not going to happen but he was going to give it a good go. He got packed up and we said our goodbyes, and not nearly enough thanks. He left me with strict instructions not to stray from the … Continue reading Day 57 to 60 – South Russia to Volgograd
We woke fairly early and got packed up to go, the Polish couple joined us and we were ready to head up to the monastery. The guy got on the back of Matt's bike and the girl onto Gleb's, I was in no state to be taking people on the back. I was barely safe … Continue reading Day 56 – Georgia to Russia
Day 54 began very ickily. Partly because of the hangover and partly because I woke to find my helmet had been invaded by ants. That's what you get for leaving it on the floor. We had breakfast groggily and sat around for a couple of hours trying to recover some strength while I took my … Continue reading Day 54 & 55 – Chiatura to Tbilisi and Stepantsminda
Completely at odds with my usual time keeping, I managed to finish off the 50 days summary video on Day 51. I'm quite please with how it all came out, all the clips are things I can distinctly remember, and watching it brings the entire days memories back for each one, some of them look … Continue reading Day 51, 52 & 53 – Batumi to Chiatura
Day 49 started with a really nice breakfast and even some fried eggs, which is a treat compared to the stale bread and jam usually available at the crappy hotels. Then getting Donkey geared up with an audience, and some people wanting photos next to him. The plan was to ride from Kars down to … Continue reading Day 49 & 50 – Kars to Batumi
