ALMATY

Arrived here to a 5 star hotel after many long days driving, camping and staying in bad hotels! We are doing fine except for the punctures again, 3 yesterday. However nothing compared to other peoples stories. ! car burnt to the ground, luckily they escaped in time. Another crew were left in the cdesert and had to morse code a local shepherd to rescue them. Someone spent 2 days on a truck sleeping in their car. Kazakstan is quite depressed and driving through the villages was like something out of the industrial revolution. Today we spent trying to buy inner tubes not easy especially when you don't speak the language. My school dramas lessons came in handy!! Off to Samarkand in 2 days.