into Kazakhstan - 24 June 2012 - mile 7186
June 24th 2012 It only takes 2hrs 45mins at the border – that's amazingly fast to get 12 bikes out of Russia and into Kazakhstan. They're friendly too, as soon, as we get the last stamp on our little piece of paper the official shakes our hand and says “ Welcome to Kazakhstan”.
From the border the Kazakh steppe stretches off into the distance. In the sunlight the grass seems to be a mix of all sha
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