High Point \u2013 The city of Novobinsk. Surprisingly impressive with tree-lined streets, pleasant parks and a far more western feel to it than some of the cities we have experienced many miles earlier. Top restaurant, great bars and a plentiful supply of vodka.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 Low Point \u2013 After a solid night\u2019s sleep in a trucker\u2019s roadhouse, it has dawned on me that i will probably never experience a town quite like Barabinsk again. Obscurity beyond recognition. A ghost town shrouded in the monotony of grey, with very uniform but bland architecture. Helpful faces directing us to hotels that weren’t actually hotels. My fear is that i shall never again experience such an intriguing 2 hours in my life.<\/p>\n
No Point \u2013 Having a navigator who doesnt know his left from his right.<\/p>\n
Russian word of the day \u2013 parick-ma-her-skaya.\u00a0 Hair Salon<\/p>\n
Author\u2019s comments<\/p>\n
At our roadhouse, we met a group of four Italian bikers heading to UB, scheduled to arrive about the same time as we are. We were all impressed with each others\u2019 tales from the road.<\/p>\n
Drunken conversations about future challenges, post-FTFE. Sounds like the Stage 2 crew are climbing up Everest in 2012. Anyone else keen?<\/p>\n
No swear Friday saw some interesting results. James followed up his silver medal from last week by storming to the top of the pile with some serious potty-mouthisms. Dave showed amazing self-control hardly venting any expletives all day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ben<\/p>\n
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