Kyrgyzstan Tian Shan, Karakol and the Kazakhstan border
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Scenery - Kyrgyzstan
After a chilli night we woke early for Kyrgyzstan’s independence day which is a national holiday… the 31st of August which also marks our 3rd month on the road.. it was a cold wet morning with low mist and fog in the valley… so much for our beautiful view.. the shepherds had come with their cattle early into the valley so we woke and prepared breakfast… I went over to the shepherd to talk with him… wow what a guy.. so many words.. The first thing he said was “neit narcotic mine”… wonder if he was paranoid we may report him… anyway I gave him some nut fudge that we had got in the desert and went back to our campsite.. a conversation that consisted of him saying neit.. da.. was just too exciting.. anyway it started to rain so we put up our small annex and played some cards with the hope that he rain would pass.. some other shepherd rocked up and it all seemed a little dodgy (more…)
