Yet more desert

Its spring...... There are baby tortoises, snakes,horses, camels etc everywhere.. Ahhhh The Desert is so beautifull in the mornings and evenings. Camping has been fantastic. (but to carry 10 litres of water a day is quite hard)

Road side money transactions!!! This is with Sergey and his mate, two Ukranian Bikers off to do the Pamir highway.. We didnt get money at the border (Jon's stupid idea.. "theres bound to be banks at the next town") not!!!! so there you go... 20 dollars gets you the biggest wadge of Uzbek money. We all felt like millionaires

Its just too hot here! Even in early May its over 30 degrees in the day. (lunch time break) The road is so rough in sections that nic is reminded that she needs a new bra!

Uktam and Elbek, two students learning English who had a bit of a laugh on our bikes.. They with Sheroli and Temur tried for hours to get internet for us in Nukus. Thanks Thanks Thanks. (even if it was doomed to failure)

Jon at a typical Chai Xana.. road side cafe, where you meet truckers on a long haul from the Ukraine to Afghanistan etc. So far we can only order tea and eggs. (very good though!) thats because our Russian is still ochen plocka!

We have been really enjoying our journey through Uzbek.. even if it has been very hard and hot and we have been frustrated by our attempts to get internet access. We are now in Tortkal and will have to stay here one night. We have found out that we should have stayed in hotels each night and have a record of it.. If you are found without..... well big fine and sent home!! (we hope to get round it) but we have found a very nice and helpfull internet cafe here so at least some of may get some e mails before we are deported?