Location: from near Zhetibay to Shetpe, Kazakhstan
After a hearty breakfast and several vodka shots with Savira and Kairat we set off.
In Zhetibay we stopped at a small grocery store to get a few things. After the purchase the lady followed us outside and gave us four big apples as a gift. I quickly wrote her a little thank you card which earned me a red lipstick smooch from her. Pretty cute.
Two well fed, friendly guys also gave us two Snickers bars and the herd goats roaming around the parkinglot gave this place a quirky touch.
Photographed a few camels along the way up to Shetpe. We felt much more optimistic today and really enjoyed the ride. We had tailwind again and traffic was very light. The road surface was bad but could be worse.
Last time James rode through here he ended up sleeping at the telephone operator's office in Shetpe. We ended up asking there again and it was no problem. We even got to take the bikes inside. And yes it was a real, old school but fully functional telephone operator's office like you see in the movies. We were lulled to sleep by strange ringing and buzzing sounds coming from the operator's room.
It is interesting to see such a clash of technology within the same country because on the streets most people and even the kids have cell phones but landlines still operate in the old-school fashion.
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