After 3 day sit in Atyrau - Tyre turned up 4pm Thursday, with help from Malina from Victoria Place Hotel. Load up & ride to Opal in cool evening, actually some light showers. Camped near Opal, found some woods to rough camp in, move off to cafe for breakfast. Continue East beyond Aktobe, where cultures are changing, now lo tea tables & mats to lounge on (no snoring). 2nd night stopped in small village cafe or transport hotel, had top double room for £27, bit rough - no WiFi !!, two Romanian bikes dodged in later, returning from Mongolia - very bumpy roads. Continue to Kostanay, in Northern Kazak. Total 1700km in 3 days Do need to change rear tyre now, Bat'ry local youth found tyrelace open 8pm Saturday, for 400tng or £4 fitted it. So
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