Global Rider: Let's get out of Dodge (Off to 4 Nights of Camping)

After leaving Almaty, we stopped at a gas station for Joe's left front fork seal that was leaking. It would take about two hours to fix so after fuelling up, Leo and Joe (along with all the rest of the crew) set out to work at the side of the gas station to fix the seal problem. Carmen began preparing lunch as it was about 11:30. I had zipped up the highway to get some bread (or clep as it is referred to here). After lunch and packing up the tools, we headed out as we had quite a bit of ground that we needed to cover. We had to be in Krasnayorsk on the fifth day and it was lot of miles plus a border crossing so off we went riding through Kazahkstan to campsite number one. On a previous blog I tell about the tent flying away which was this first night so happy reading

Three amigos heading off into the field. Their headlights are aimed at our first camping spot.

Looking at our first campsite from the road.

Passing through a small town where all the houses are aligned with either red or green roofs.

and the red ones....

road stop waiting for troopie. Clouds are forming

Another road stop where Mick is turned around to look at potential lunch stop

Passing small town where there are some trees growing as we had been travelling in desert like areas.

Passing through town. Lots of trees

Desert like open stretches when out of town areas.

Getting cold out and everyone stopped to put out some more protection for warmth. Leo heading back to troopie

Part of the Kazahk Steppe. Vast openess with various "steppes".

Pat in front of me approaching a "turnabout" where you enter traffic from left to right travelling the roundabout counter clockwise and exiting in the direction you want to go.