Day 68. Osh
This morning we went shopping. SIM cards, haircut for Robyn, haircut, shave, misc other hair trim, the last time my hair was this short I was six months old.
Also new camera shopping , ouch but it is so worth it.
The afternoon was spent catching up on a weeks worth of blog etc. and planning the next few days
We are well ahead of schedule so we will take in some places we hadn’t planned to see. We are not due at the China border until the 12th August.
We have just received a message from the Finnish couple we traveled with earlier. They are stuck here in Osh with major bike trouble so we have arranged to meet for coffee.
Wow. What a tale they had to tell. Leaving Osh for the second time - ( the first time their front fork started to leak so they returned to Osh to get it fixed) heading north they became hopelessly lost and every time they asked for directions the stock answer was ‘just 5kms more". The road became narrower and narrower and they not only crossed rivers but traveled along them. Then the track became very steep and then the bike failed catastrophically so they were now lost and stuck. Locals offered them a tent.
The next morning they negotiated a truck to take them out but first the bike had to be towed back to the road by horse. The horse in front on the uphill and behind on the downhill as the brakes had failed also.
Trucks and cars breaking down all added to the drama. They still look absolutely shattered.
If the bike cannot be fixed quickly they will fly home and collect it later.
Absolute tale of high drama but what really came through was the willingness of locals to pitch in and help.
Also new camera shopping , ouch but it is so worth it.
The afternoon was spent catching up on a weeks worth of blog etc. and planning the next few days
We are well ahead of schedule so we will take in some places we hadn’t planned to see. We are not due at the China border until the 12th August.
At the Bazaar in Osh
We have just received a message from the Finnish couple we traveled with earlier. They are stuck here in Osh with major bike trouble so we have arranged to meet for coffee.
Wow. What a tale they had to tell. Leaving Osh for the second time - ( the first time their front fork started to leak so they returned to Osh to get it fixed) heading north they became hopelessly lost and every time they asked for directions the stock answer was ‘just 5kms more". The road became narrower and narrower and they not only crossed rivers but traveled along them. Then the track became very steep and then the bike failed catastrophically so they were now lost and stuck. Locals offered them a tent.
The next morning they negotiated a truck to take them out but first the bike had to be towed back to the road by horse. The horse in front on the uphill and behind on the downhill as the brakes had failed also.
Trucks and cars breaking down all added to the drama. They still look absolutely shattered.
If the bike cannot be fixed quickly they will fly home and collect it later.
Absolute tale of high drama but what really came through was the willingness of locals to pitch in and help.
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