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well done lads ... now for a boring ride up to Yakutsk and Khandyga, before the fun starts again.

You must have passed Black Lab while he had a day off in one of the railway huts, somewhere around where the three good concrete bridges are there in the middle of nowhere (about 300 km before Tynda).

He should be in in Tynda tomorrow. He is going to try the Eastern BAM after Tynda.

BTW, where's the pics of saturday girls night out in Novy Uoyan??
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Tynda.

BTW, where's the pics of saturday girls night out in Novy Uoyan??

Now then....I did say 'stumbled across' meaning we were unprepared and had no cameras...

Andrew had ordered dinner for us in the local cafe for 2130 so we all rolled in expecting to find just that...a cafe. But of course this is Russia so the cafe had a bar, dance floor and DJ...and a female:male ratio of about 8:1 !!!!
After a few piva's and a couple of bottles of vodka we had the DJ playing the Sex Pistols 'God Save the Queen' and the House of Pain's 'Jump Around'. Not sure the Russian's knew what to make of us!

They say beware of the quiet ones. Well let met tell ya, that lad Pete can throw down some shapes
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Well done boys!

Arrived fine back in Irkutsk myself and met up with Felix. Trying to conjure a cunning plan for the next few weeks.

Also met DakarJoe and partner on their f800gsas. They are carrying as much shite as I am,including the obligatory alli boxes.

Also passed a German TLC heading West East.
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Also met DakarJoe and partner on their f800gsas. They are carrying as much shite as I am,including the obligatory alli boxes.
Yes will be interesting to see how they go on those heavy beasts. Joe is a BMW off road instructor, but I dont think Corinna is at that level.

The boxes will take a beating. One thing is for sure, it wont be fun on those bikes. At best it will be hard work. At worst, misery.
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That was a good crossing, my friend almost fell over at the far side as the boulders were big and the river was running fast.
While waiting for his boots and socks to drain of water we had a cup of tea with the bridge builders sitting at the end of the old bridge. One of those 4WD Russian vans came screaming up the river and stopped dead on a boulder, they had to get a monster 6WD truck to rescue it.
Strange how they are repairing odd bridges on the track, wonder is they will eventually repair all the road?
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Funny looking at that van, amazed how the bloke just drove off after he was pulled out. Especially when you see the boulders under the front and rear wheels. Those trucks are indestructible!
We have those workmen to blame for ruining the river crossing
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well if the bridge at Chara is burnt, then I guess they are going to have to repair that one now. Maybe they will even rebuild the bridge at Kuanda. Possibly even build a bridge over the Olyokma
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I was having tea and charging electronics at the station 100km after yuktali. Heard bikes but didn't see anyone when I got to the centre of town. I'm in Tynda now, will you 4 be around for a ?
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I was having tea and charging electronics at the station 100km after yuktali. Heard bikes but didn't see anyone when I got to the centre of town. I'm in Tynda now, will you 4 be around for a ?
They are in Yakutsk now mate.
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They are in Yakutsk now mate.
Got a pm from them earlier. Its probably a good thing they're there. Its been seriously pissing down here and probably on the kolyma highway turning it to serious mud. I would have some great photos of staircases in Tynda looking like waterfalls and the streets like the bam river crossings except I didn't want to take the camera out of the 8 bags I had keeping it dry. It was very good timing to be sitting in a gatsinatsa sipping an and doing some errands/Cafe runs when the rain backs off. Hope things clear up by morning otherwise getting out of Tynda will be just as challenging as the worst of the road so far.

Anyone notice that the Rolling Stones song "gimme shelter" sings what sounds like " whoah Tynda, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away". Would you believe I noticed that while riding in the rain the day before Tynda? Made me smile despite having ridden in the rain all day.
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well if the bridge at Chara is burnt, then I guess they are going to have to repair that one now. Maybe they will even rebuild the bridge at Kuanda. Possibly even build a bridge over the Olyokma
The surface of the chara bridge is burnt along the western third or so. The steel frame is still there. All it will take is some railway sleepers and similar to replace the road surface. Someone will do it I assume.
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