All three of us (Luchs & Donkey) departed Osh on the same day to head closer to the border of Tajikistan. However since we all stayed in different places in Osh, we also all did different things on our own and departed independently.
I went around the morning hunting bike workshop hoping to get a sticker or maybe some trinket and ended up with a haircut before pushing off to hit the main road to Sary-Tash. Luchs & Donkey did not mention if they would stay in Sary-Tash for they could still camp in their campers while I in a tent would freeze in the cold high altitude weather.
I went around the morning hunting bike workshop hoping to get a sticker or maybe some trinket and ended up with a haircut before pushing off to hit the main road to Sary-Tash. Luchs & Donkey did not mention if they would stay in Sary-Tash for they could still camp in their campers while I in a tent would freeze in the cold high altitude weather.
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| Haircut in Osh |
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| Signboard to Sary Tash Province ??? |
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| Road to Sary-Tash |
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| Road to Sary-Tash |
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| Road to Sary-Tash |
Mid-journey, Luchs message came in and they were headed to Lenin Peak Base camp after Sary-Tash for the night. They would join up with us the next day morning for the crossing to Tajikistan at the border. Donkey message was even simpler. Whichever guesthouse I landed, secure a room for them too.
I found this nice little guesthouse (Mural Guesthouse) overlooking Lenin Peak and just basicly a great view of the mountain range in its majestic form with all the snow making it even more mythical.
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| Sary-Tash little town with Trans-Alay Mountain Range in the Background |
Me & Donkey was the only people in the guesthouse. Even the owners were not staying inside and it felt like we had just rented the entire hotel for the price of a bed.
Kitchen was off limit thou so we decided to cook outside camping style while admiring the view. We definitely went all out I would say with Donkey cooking up rice, omelet and a big pot of soup with pork ribs which I was surprised how they manage to find it in Kyrgyzstan.
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| Team Donkey & Me cooking Dinner at Sary-Tash |
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| Dinner with a View - Sary-Tash |
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| Dinner at Sary-Tash |
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| Sit Back with a smile knowing we will conquer that mountain range the next day |
This time I contributed to the food at least instead of freeloading. Edwin’s special, local vegetable spicy stew made from local carrots, cucumber, red peppers, eggplant and the special instant packet spicy minced meat that I had been carrying since Thailand. Halfway through simmering the stew and Donkey suggested adding beehoon into the stew.
We had a feast that last day in Kyrgyzstan and with no more money left, we will have no choice but to leave for Tajikistan the next day. All our cash was spend on groceries and balance dumped into petrol. Sary-Tash had only one ATM and not money changer plus the ATM was not working.
Traveled on: June 2024
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