Bicycle Touring The World: Kazakhstan, Saghyz to Bayghanin

My latest bicycle touring around the world update, cycling across Kazakhstan. Saghyz to Bayghanin. 83 miles. When I look back at my time in Australia, particularly when I cycled across the Nullabor Plain, that seems like a walk in the park compared with what I’m facing now. At least in Australia, I had good roads to cycle on, and I knew how far it was between roadhouses. Here, the roads are nonexistent, and I haven’t got a clue as to how far it is between stops! But I’m having fun, really, although it is a bit of a pain in the bum, quite literally!

I think I may have chosen the wrong place to camp tonight. I’m next to a railway line, and the trains seem to come through every thirty minutes or so. Haha! And now a train has broken down next to me, blocking the level crossing. Forcing some cars to come past my tent, trying to find a way through. Luckily, I’m behind an electricity pylon, and it’s a dead end just ahead of me.

Thankfully, they soon fixed the train, and the track was clear. But now it’s back to a train coming through every thirty minutes again! Hang on, that’s the 9.15 just gone past! Maybe it would have been better had they not fixed the train. I don’t think I’ll be getting much sleep tonight.

Tour Information

It’s been years since I took this ride, but the memories (and the data) are all archived:

• Photos: See my photos on Flickr
• The route: View my journey around the world
• Videos: Check out my YouTube videos
• Tour page: Ride overview

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