Yerofay Hotel > Another Hotel in the middle of nowhere
Yerofay Hotel > Barakat Hotel 478km > Chita 308km > Another Hotel 369
The hotels above are in the middle of nowhere, its pretty empty up around these parts. We just hope we find a hotel when we need it and tend to stop early so that we are sure to get a room.
Typical village
Starting to see some animals – mostly cows, some sheep, horses – still no fences and no shepherd, they just seem to roam free
A typical café – they don’t do things like sandwiches it’s always a full meal or soup
The road signs have been counting down to Chita for over 2,000km and we are finally there.
A playground for kids
Getting water supplies
Digging up the road and not an orange cone in sight, the traffic just goes around them
Our typical home for the night – two single beds, communal toilet and showers, bikes parked by the all- night guards, a big truck stop, cafe nearby, about $30/night
Charlie checks the woodpile to see what timber it is – pine and beech
Big tyres
At least the streetworker wears a high viz vest 😉
Do you feel comfortable leaving the bikes with the night guards? In Bolivia I’d rather have slept on the bike.
So, you didn’t take your camping gear, right?
Yes we have all our camping gear but that is a really last resort for Charlie – we have it “just in case”.
Our first pick is to get the bikes behind gates but that is not available up around the northern parts. We did have them right outside our window until we realised the guys next door moved their car to beside the guards and we didnt even hear it because the walls are so thick. Other times they have been under cameras. We take all our bags inside with us. No Yamahas here so they would soon be spotted 🙂
Ha ha…you expect CROWDS? Far out…. bleak landscape you’re in
There are a lot of Chinese tourists and Russians moving around their country – perhaps crowds isnt the right word – but the rooms are limited and our options are few if we miss out 🙂
Glad to see you’re not missing out on coffee Charlie! ? John
The man must have his coffee !! 🙂
Hi Janet & Charlie,
I’m the Dutch guy you had a small chat with just before you left at your hotel in Vladivostok. We are back home and I finally had the chance to have a quick peek at your website. WOW, I thought we did our share of traveling but I salute you guys. Awesome the trips you make. Funny to read about the big guy starting to speak louder when you didn’t understand his Russian. We had the same experience several times. 😉
Sorry to read about your mother Janet, it’s one of the downsides of travelling, not being with friends and family when it matters. We know ;-(
We’ll be following you every now and then. Happy, but more important, safe travels.
Greetings Hans and Jooske.
Awesome to hear from you!! Glad to hear you are back home safe but I guess that means back to work – well until the next trip anyway 🙂