Murphys Silkroad 2017 - Stresstest for my Optimism
Murphys Silkroad was originally named Alpide Belt and was planned as a six-week trip home from Mongolia to Germany.My KTM 640 was still in Ulaanbataar from the trip over Siberias BAM Road. After the offroad fireworks last year I had worried already that I would be bored with the trip over the Pamir and along the Silk Road. Unfortunately everything was different and I was confronted with a streak of bad luck with epic proportions.
The start in Mongolia was still half-decent and we had a good time in the northern foothills of the Gobi desert. Due to the weather, a deep dive into mountain roads and off-road trails in the Altai is too critical. In Kazakhstan our paths separate. Cate drove the Pamir and I tried to repair my motorcycle unsuccessfully. The following change from the motorcycle traveler to a backpacker will hopefully be an once-in-a-lifetime experience. In the exhausting heat of Uzbekistan, I can only continue with all possibilities of public transportation until we meet the Snaiths. Azerbaijan and Iran really allow me to dive deeply into the world of backpackers.
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