Not much to say about today ....
The Bike Post hotel, was not a good experience and there were better options in the City .... its just this was the only one on booking.com at the time.
Of minor interest to some is that they had a very old BMW motorcycle in the lounge, but it really was in the "early" stages of renovation.
Got on our way and it was just more of the same barren scenery. In fairness, the sun was shining, the roads empty, and I had a fresh set of MP3 tracks blasting away in the headphones .... quite enjoyable really.
Then in the middle of no-where, we just might have gone through a speed trap ... Jeremy did the talking this time.... or rather didn't. The constant shrugs, and not understand gestures got us off with a warning (I think).
So head down for 3-4 more hours of this....
... until we arrived in Astrakhan, to find the Safari Hotel ... although the rooms were nice, it was not in one of the best locations.
Jeremy was worried about the bikes, but they did find us a lock-up garage 100 mts away, which helped. Returning back to the hotel, I noted 2 Jacuzzi's in the basement, complete with waterproof Karaoke machines. Now that intrigued me!
The Bike Post hotel, was not a good experience and there were better options in the City .... its just this was the only one on booking.com at the time. Of minor interest to some is that they had a very old BMW motorcycle in the lounge, but it really was in the "early" stages of renovation.
Got on our way and it was just more of the same barren scenery. In fairness, the sun was shining, the roads empty, and I had a fresh set of MP3 tracks blasting away in the headphones .... quite enjoyable really.Then in the middle of no-where, we just might have gone through a speed trap ... Jeremy did the talking this time.... or rather didn't. The constant shrugs, and not understand gestures got us off with a warning (I think).
So head down for 3-4 more hours of this....
... until we arrived in Astrakhan, to find the Safari Hotel ... although the rooms were nice, it was not in one of the best locations.
Jeremy was worried about the bikes, but they did find us a lock-up garage 100 mts away, which helped. Returning back to the hotel, I noted 2 Jacuzzi's in the basement, complete with waterproof Karaoke machines. Now that intrigued me!
This was the city where we both had ordered a fresh set of tyres. The bike shop had moved since we placed the order, fortunatly only to a new location in the next street to our hotel. So we paid them a visit, and peering through the window, were pleased to see our tyres there and waiting.
The dilemma now is that we both still have a lot of tread left on the existing rubber .... carry or fit ? Decisions, decisions ... something to sleep on.