Day 58. Buchara - Samarkand.
We got away just after 7. Our fantastic hosts prepared our breakfasts while we packed up the bikes. Our hosts have been just lovely. The extended family has taken an interest in us and we all ate dinner together last night. The Plov was delicious. A simple enough dish of rice, beef and few veges but the flavour of the spices they used was brilliant. So after stops for air and gas we set off. Mercifully it is not as hot on the open road but Samarkand is really hot. There were many opportunities today unlike earlier days to stop and buy cold water. Some to drink and some to pour over us. I reckon about 50ks from a dripping wet t shirt to bone dry. I have also carried out a scientific experiment, I believe sparkling water is not as efficacious as non sparkling water. Perhaps Catherine you could explain this to me. ( maybe the temperature had just gone up a notch Mark) Robyn We arrived at our accommodation, had a bit of a rest then we went exploring. The main a...