Beyneu
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Beyneu
Going out from town
Beyneu
Going out from town
Camels out of town
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Road
After some alsphalt, the road is immediately very bad
Road
After some alsphalt, the road is immediately very bad
Road
After some alsphalt, the road is immediately very bad
A cold morning
Frozen mitts
A cold morning
Simona preparing for the day
A cold morning
Simona preparing for the day
A cold morning
Frozen mud on the tyre stuck the wheel
A cold morning
We had to use hot water from the thermos to free the wheel
Ready!
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A gas station
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Typical kazak small truck
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Driving on the snow
Will they have winter tyres?
A monument?
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Trash
Alcohol bottles around
The ski mask
A very important accessory with this cold and wind
Trash
Alcohol bottles around
Walking around
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The gas station
Last gas station before 300 km of nothing
It was cold
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Goodbye last village
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Tank train
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The railway will run always along the road
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Choose where to cycle
On mud?
Choose where to cycle
On ice?
A cementery
In the middle of nothing and the snow
Road getting worst
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Shadow in the snow
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Cycling on ice and fresh snow
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Preparing for the night
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Sunset in the snow
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Preparing the ground
To put the tent we had to create a space for it in the snow
Bikes ready
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Sunset on the bikes
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Almost ready to put the tent
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Morning freezing
Ice on the saddles
Morning freezing
Gear shifters stuck
Morning freezing
Icy Cinelli
Morning freezing
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Morning freezing
These are the wheel spokes, wonderful ice crystals on them
Good morning
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Ice on the tent cords
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Taking the apart
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Almost ready
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Almost ready
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The frozen steppe
This is all the vegetation in the steppe
Back on the main road
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Ice
In the morning the road is even more icy because of the low temperatures
Camel
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The Uzbekistan border
We finally reached it after more than 2 days from Beyneu
Welcome in Uzbekistan
We were scared by the stories about uzbek militaries. This was their friendly welcome
Looking for a camping spot
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One of the best spots we camped
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Winter boots
The only solution to prevent freezing feet
Frozen eggs
We didn't know it, but at -12 degrees alse the eggs will freeze!
Sunrise
The view from the tent in the morning
View of the desert
Something in the middle of nothing with the moon still in the sky
Tea break
Trying to drink a tea behind the bikes to protect us from the strong wind
Stretching break in the desert
The only shelter from the wind were our bikes
Blue sky
We had never seen a sky like this!
Infinite roads
Cycling one behind the other to protect from the strong head wind
Desert Sunset
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Camping in the desert
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Exhausted
Strong head wind was killing us, trying to rest behind the bikes
Big bottle
The big bottle we used to pick up and carry snow
A small market
After 250 km of nothing, the first small market on the road!
Extra bottles of water
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Resisting the wind
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Ready for the night
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Camping
The only place where we could really rest from the wind was our tent
Moon
Day by day, the moon was getting bigger and bigger
Tent and sleeping bags
Drying and airing out our equipment
Tent and sleeping bags
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Lunch break on the road
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Lunch break on the road
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Solar panel working good
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Cycling in the desert
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Sunset
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Moon is almost full
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Sunset
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First signs of civilization
Night enlighten by the almost full moon
#BeCycling in the night
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The big chemical plant before kungrad
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Salt from the soil
That is not snow, but salt on the road!
