Day 468km
Trip 13.222km
Bike 18.247km
Leaving the hotel in Chita around 10:00, clouds low enough to grab. For the first half of todays ride, it remained dry and the road was (in most parts anyway) becoming the best in russia yet. The countryside was still hilly and for the first time we could actually see that summer is coming to a close – a lot of the trees and bushes are showing yellow to orange leaves already and the rain with a chilly 12.5 degrees was adding to that sensation. I hope we will not experience winter here 😉
Petrol is becoming a lot more scarce – as we expected. I am using every oportunity to top up the tank, but the best feeling is the full 10l jerry can on the back of my bike – very proud of myself 😉
About halfway up to todays overnight stop I tried to find a petrol station off the mainroad. I knew it was there, hidden in a small village at the end of a 10km dirt road. I did eventually find it, even enjoyed the ride, but unfortunately it was closed – all handpumps sealed.
So by the time we reached Gorkiy, we were wet and katie rather dry. Luckily for us, this ‘petrol station’ next to the ‘hotel’ was open, so who are we to complain …
The hotel is basic but warm and the beds comfy. Skipped the shower because the proprioter wanted a relatively outrages amount – 5€ pP! Well, I only start smelling after a week or so, should be fine ’till Khabarovsk in a couple if days 😉
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