http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Kazakhstan/Kyzylorda/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Kazakhstan , Kyzylorda en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:41:19 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:41:19 +0000 Saturday 24 May Kizilorda to Shiyeli 134 kmUp at 5.30 no shower as water cold. A long day but not too bad. Nice green bushes and small rivers the early part of the day but later back to dry steppe. The road was good and we had a following wind. Today we cycled in our groups the Reds let me go ahead with JeanJacques and we had a good day. We had a bit of a wait at lunchtime stopped http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Kazakhstan/Kyzylorda/Aralsk/blog-295637.html Tuesday 20 May Toretam to Josali 88 kmMy big bag did not turn up in the lorry yesterday but I found it this morning hidden behind some cardboard in the second lorry for some reason. Had to do some hasty luggage sorting and also get a new chain on my bike before leaving. Claude managed to rip the school gate off with the lorry not a very good return for their hospitalityVery hot 42 degree http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Kazakhstan/Kyzylorda/blog-294419.html Tuesday 20 May Toretam to Josali 88 kmMy big bag did not turn up in the lorry yesterday but I found it this morning hidden behind some cardboard in the second lorry for some reason. Had to do some hasty luggage sorting and also get a new chain on my bike before leaving. Claude managed to rip the school gate off with the lorry not a very good return for their hospitalityVery hot 42 degree http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Kazakhstan/Kyzylorda/blog-294418.html At the outskirts of Kyzylorda we camped at a private compound of an old man sheep herder we asked permission to stay the night cause we can't find any suitable spot to camp. He agreed and we set our tents up quickly. He joined us a few moments later ever curious on what we are doing Sasha asked me if I could spare the Taraz vodka I bought earlier to give to our host It wasnt a problem to me an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Kazakhstan/Kyzylorda/Aralsk/blog-207752.html