Day 79. Bishkek - Tanchy

I picked up Robyn’s boots last night. Our fantastic host drove me to the shop where the man was waiting. Phew.

This morning we took a few photos outside the hotel with our host family, they are very nice people and are trying really hard to get their fledgling business up and running. So next time you are in Bishkek check out Amaness hotel, we recommend it.

So our plan is to circumnavigate lake Issyk Kul over the next few days and then take the road towards the Torugart Pass and China.

Large mosque on the way out of Bishkek

We set off towards Lake Issyk Kul on very good roads, the traffic was heavy with carloads of holidaymakers heading to the lake also. This road is also the most heavily policed we have encountered and they are well tooled up to catch the unwary. 

A slow but very pleasant drive, after a time we wound through a gorge and soon after the lake came into view. In the distance we also spied the Tian Shan mountain range which we will cross in a few days.

For you Shane 

It is a little cooler up here and very pleasant. 

Our hotel has a pool so planning and swimming is the order of the afternoon.

The lilac bush was full of these beautiful butterflies - the pigeons were sitting on the roof ready to swoop down and snap them up.

Something very unusual has happened, there is all this grey stuff covering up the blue sky. What could it be I wonder?  

If this keeps up I might have put on some long trousers.