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It's close now. We are leaving on friday. Today I packed all my stuff and was pretty satisfied with myself as I managed to go under the 23 checked + 10 kg hand luggage limit. This was including quite a bit of bars and candy so I'm pleased.
I've had zero test trips on my setup. My bags landed yesterday. I really like the Mack workshop stuff but that guy need to raise his prices or have a think about the whole ordering process. 11 weeks from order to delivery is a bit much. I also haven't slept one night in my tent. And my camera broke down so had to get a new one. Which was nice. Ruined my budget though. Training's been reasonably good, by my standards I have biked alot. Some randos, some gravel, lots of commuting. This country is pan flat though so we'll se how I get on in the mountains.
We'll land in Bishkek on Saturday morning. The plan is to spend the day building up the bikes and getting supplies. Hopefully find some gas so we don't have to cook using gasoline. I've done it before and it sucks. We leave on Sunday morning. Might have to reroute because of a collapsed bridge, we'll see how things turn out I guess. I'm hoping to be able to report during the trip but internet access will be limited. Instagram will be my go to place for this, have a look at guskirkal.