Garry McGivern is cycle touring Kazakhstan on Wednesday, 3rd-October-2012, in Almaty. I’ve had a bit of an office day today. There were a few things that I need to check before I get to China, which hopefully should be in about three days as long as I leave tomorrow. The main thing I wanted to check was the exchange rate between the Kazak tenge and the Chinese yuan, so if I have any tenge left when I cross into China, I can exchange it with the touts. I know I’ll get ripped off by them. But at least I’ll know how much I’m being ripped off! It’s how they make their money.
I also serviced my bike and gave it a good clean. The bike was filthy. I was probably carrying a couple of extra pounds in dust and dirt! I also changed the oil in my Rohloff Speedhub, which should hopefully see me through to my finish. Wherever that might be. Along with cleaning and servicing my bike and spending time on the laptop, I also went for a haircut. It’s been a busy day, but I’m all ready to move on tomorrow.
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