Hi Bruce,
we had to skip Altai for this 30-day visa limitation in Russia as I have to be in Kyrgyzstan August 13-21. Otherwise it would be decision either Kyrgyzstan or Altai. But the idea was to have two weeks more and do both. Then bureaucracy stepped in. Thanks for the Aktobe exit tip. If we would be short on time in leaving Kazakhstan, that would be the alternative plan. We will get Kazakh visa tomorrow. If it will be border crossing specific, maybe not possible to cross at other border crossings. We will see.
According to the waypoints shared here, there is 396 km between gas stations in Karabutak and Aralsk. I'll let you know if there is another gas station in between. If everything goes well we should be there on August 3.
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