The day started out quite pleasant. I had camped off of a paved road in the middle of the a desert landscape under the stars. I had not bother to
Month: August 2021
This is Roberto Bordini. Roberto is 73 years old and is doing the Silk Road Mountain Race. Yes, you read that right. He’s 73. Roberto is my hero. Every time
Goal today was get to CP1 well before the time cutoff. I tried to get up early and get on the bike by 4:30, but it was unsuccessful. It was
Sorry, there are not many pictures for this post. It’s hard to take pictures when you are dealing with dogs who are all riled up wanting to chase you. When
Today was a long one. I got up and was on bike at 5 then rode until 11pm. I covered about 80 miles which may not seem like much for
These guys ran up a giant hill to intercept me today. They wanted me to stop, but I rode on by just saying hi. They looked so sad that I
It rained a lot last night and I woke to find the hills around were covered with snow. I slept probably 10 hours last night. That is way more than
It was somewhat hot today and my bad luck with equipment continued. This kind of cracked me mentally. Really wanted to quit but kept myself going. Still feeling weak from
I’m going to keep this mostly abbreviated because Im trying to conserve battery life. First. The people. They are so friendly and always smiling. One herder wanted to show me
In short…. The road to Talas turned into a 7 hr journey. The trucks with the bikes broke down. The temperature dropped and most of us were dressed for summer.
Well friends, the big day is finally here. I had a bit of a scare with food poisoning the last two days, but that seems mostly resolved. In the morning
I’m super adventurous on trying new foods. I’ll pretty much try anything once. Back in the US I’ve eaten rattlesnake and alligator – both were great. In Thailand, I tried
Anyone who knows me well knows that I absolutely love watermelon. It’s by far my favorite food. Each year, I look forward to August when they perfectly ripe – full,
Did my first ride in Kyrgyzstan today. I just did a few hours to loosen up after the long flight. There’s a lot of traffic in town and the air