Clive sent a brief message today saying that there would be no update, because nothing happened, because the day was really boring, and because he spent it filling in time. So much for the anticipated excitement of spending the day lying by the pool with a beer in his hand!
I assume that the boredom is a consequene of having 2 rest-days back-to-back. Once all of the repair work has been completed, there is nothing to do ... clearly culture and sight-seeing are not on Ces' laminated check-list.
By the time he sent the SMS (5:30pm KZ time), Clive was having a medicinal gin and tonic, which was to be followed by an early night, in turn followed by a 5:00am wake-up ... and finally a return to the adrenalin of survival and competition.
Tomorrow night, they will still be in Kazakhstan, but then they have a couple of nights each in Uzbekhistan and Turkmenistan, followed by 3 nights each in Iran and Turkey. It will be interesting to hear about their interactions with the locals in those countries, and whether or not they're as amicable as they were in Mongolia.
Apparently the hotels for the next umpteen nights are also really grim ... they've been advised to use their own sleeping bags. Hmmm, Clive didn't explain whether those sleeping bags were to be put atop the beds, on the floor of the bedroom, or down in the garage next to their car. I guess they'll make that decision when they get a first sighting (or whiff) of the hotel each evening.
One thing is sure; he won't have to fill in time again for a few weeks.
For and on behalf of Clive and Ces.
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