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Some more pics that overlap the ones above... Quite a few by Felix
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Todor and Alexy, 2 Russian truckers whom I helped change my Transalp clutch after taking the detour through the river and not the bridge http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSCN8585.jpg Horses, weather is still ok http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSC_0246.jpg The road got progressively harder. This is real easy. http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSCN8635.jpg A road sign on the BAM http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSC_0274.jpg Don't ever call me fat http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSC_0300.jpg Sorry, another Vitim pic http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSC_0302.jpg Despite his 1980s Russian mullet, Felix is a great bloke http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSC_0310.jpg Doing the PETE BERRY Bottom Dance at Kuanda. Nobody slapped me! ;-) http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSC_0311.jpg We are not worthy! The kids were overawed, I think. http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...erDSCN4737.jpg Womens' work. Painting the seaplane monument at Taksimo http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSCN8653.jpg Mum, dad and kids return home from the supermarket http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSCN8673.jpg Lunch of Happy Cow cheese sandwiches with salami on the bridge where I toasted the trannie clutch on the detour next to it 10 days before. http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSCN8727.jpg Another down bridge near Chara http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSCN8731.jpg My new motor. Mk3? http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...edDSCN8766.jpg In Tynda while trying to buy a new back tyre I ended in the local bike clubhouse garage. At first I though it was a flag pole holder, but baseball bats fit in too :-) |
The puddles must have made me batshit crazy.I just tried to paddle across a deep fast river and get to where i could stand. Then i would have pulled my bike across using the panniers to hopefully float it. I didnt plan it perfectly and I paddled across with a few metres less rope than I needed and was anchored by the bike whoch fortunately didn't get pulled in.I didn't take into account that I would float downstream in my rope lenth estimation.I may try again tomorrow when I'm not rushed by the sunset with a beautiful campsite just the other side of a river instead of the muddy mosquite infested spot on this side.
In other news I am only a few km from fevralsk. Just need to get across the river. The bridge has guards who arent able to let me cross.if I come to my senses tomorrow ill ride back to a siding station and catch a train across.if not ots more stupid adventure. I've been up all night sitting by a campfire looking at the river and just realised I had reception. |
Vil. trakt done in 4 days of pouring rain. It was not much fun in a 4x4, it would have been miserable on 2 wheels! Recovered a few local vehicles in the sandpit. We finished off all brake pads down to the metal. I replaced a rear pad 2 days before we got to Yakutsk (used with 3-4mm left) and it was metal when we got here!
Barge costs (Rb) for a 4x4 from west to east were: 450, 500, free (the bloke liked us), 500. G |
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Tynda - Yakutsk : Khandyga - Yakutsk and the above :thumbdown: Heading back to Irkutsk along the Trans Siberian we were lucky enough to be hosted by two bike clubs (Mogocha & Ulan Ude) and we also spent an evening with the Irkutsk club. All asked us the same question... "Why the f@#* did you ride to Magadan???" Its a fair question, and one we've been asking ourselves for the past 5000km!!! |
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a little kid was sitting on my bike while I was waiting for the ferry, (unknowingly at the time) he pushed the help button, and I haven't been able to turn it back on. have spoken to SPOT about it, and they will send me another one, if I can get a mailing address, im thinking the Oasis guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar.
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night before last, I wild camped about 60km south of Aldan, medium frost in the morning, i don't get up early, so it's not an issue for me. 10am - 8pm, fur now it's comfortable to ride in, after 8, the temp drops quickly.
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strange, my SPOT tracker also died on the Aldan river, never to recover...
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We made it to Magadan. Only now got internet here in Aldan trying to get an electrical short and some brake pads sorted. Had a look at the OSR but after speaking to some Geologists in a GAZ-71 decided against it. They showed me some pics and as a lone 4x4 I think it would have been silly :( shame. Still wet up there and it has turned cold! Snow all over the mountains but the road is ok... for now. We were then going to try for Tomtor from the west but the fuel station there had run out of diesel! So we waited a day then got 30L off the guys building the new bridge. Decided we needed to head south to obtain fuel :( another gutter.
Has anyone else spotted the tin shack on the east of the OSR? Its a great Banya! woodburner inside and old GAZ-71 tracks to warm for steaming (Sauna). would be great for you bike guys. We had a wash then left. Got the waypoint, but keep it clean as the locals do seem to use it. You would however need some wood and a pan to heat water. The hotel in Aldan remembers you fondly Walter. Pictures on the wall and everything! We are cracking south after leaving here for shipping from Vlad. Spotted 2 motos on the pass just east of Ust-Nera, dont know who they were, they didn't want to stop. They were heading for Mag though. Lena river crossing from Yakutsk cost us 640Rb and the Aldan River was 1000Rb... for the record ;) That is all for now, some photos to follow when we get WiFi. G |
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