A
very cold morning, -7°C
although it had been forecast for -12°C.
Definitely no water so no shower this morning. Although the sun was
up there was not much warmth to it and it was still hovering on the
0°C.
We
had reasonable internet and I started a conversation with family
about food for our upcoming holiday.
Drove
through many small villages and yes our road did eventually pop out onto a more major road.
Each village has it’s mosque which stands out in many ways.
Back
onto new divided road with no other vehicles to be seen.
In
a quarry beside the road where they had sourced road material,
rubbish had been dumped. Any hole or bank is a good place to throw
rubbish. Sad as most banks are ones leading to rivers…..
New
section of road.
Piles
of rocks built up over the years trying to make the land productive
and workable..
Looking
down on the piles of rocks quite amazing really.
We
were running a bit late of light and caught the herds being brought
back into town for the night. On this 1 km of road we passed 6
different herds from 20 cattle to herds of 150.
Herd
of fat tailed sheep heading home, these herds only have a few goats
mixed in where as lately in the “Stans” the herds are goat heavy.
A
small pile of dried dung “cakes”
Herds
arriving back into a small village, minaret very prominent. Most of
the small villages in this area have a dirt road leading into them
and then paving within the village.
Some
of the “dung cakes” are in mounds then sealed with a layer of
dung to keep them drier I guess.
Ploughed
soil ready for spring. Winter is just beginning.
Cows
disappearing into their shed for the night. It is from these sheds
and night corrals that they harvest the dung and make into cakes
often putting them on top of a rock wall to dry .
This
fenced graveyard obviously does not get grazed.
We
ran out of daylight but continued winding up through little villages
until arriving above the lake. We had gained an altitude of over
2400m today but snow was not an issue although still some lying about
in the cooler areas.
Down
to the lake and a camp on a beach with some shade structures. As we
camped a car came past and stopped for a while then continued. We
were a little concerned that he may call for the cops.
No
internet but did some blogging and photos. Then watched one of the
series from Outlander. I have read the books. When leaving Georgia I
downloaded some of that series and some of the crown to use up the
left over data.
142km Camp site 2279m alt.
142km Camp site 2279m alt.
