he was trying to pull it out of his holster it took 2 of them and when it was out I have never seen so much rust on a pistol. As I was getting closer to Mashhad it was getting colder and colder I just knew what was coming I stopped for fuel about 160kms out of Mashhad and the wind was hallowing and getting colder. Another 10 kms and yes the bikers night mere its starts to snow I pull over to put on more warm kit and get going the temperature was now -2 degrees although it was snowing it was not laying on the ground so the riding was ok but as it
was cold the snow was freezing on my visor. At some stages riding of the mountain passes I was down to about 40 MPH just couldn’t see a thing. It was like this for the next 70 ish kms then as I entered Mashhad city limits it was snowing really heavy all traffic slowed to about 20 MPH, thank god for that at least now I was not the slowest thing on the road. The roads in the city were wet but ok to ride just couldn’t see a thing. Eventually find the place where I planned to stay. This again is a cool place there a few travellers here cyclists this time Spanish. It’s classed as a Home Stay bit like a B&B well sort of, in fact in the owner’s basement there are carpets on the floor, some beds, one double room and a bathroom that’s what a home stay is just a spear room. But it’s warm and dry what else does a traveller need (Well a beer would go down a treat). The guy that owns it is Vali a great guy very helpful and speaks English. The weather is likely to be like this for the next 2 days so I have a short delay. This will give me a
chance to sort some visa problems out. Vali offers a service to help travellers, great count me in. So in the morning we are off to the Embassy to get the Turkmenistan visa sorted. Now due to the delays I had in Dubai (thank you the UAE Army) I was 2 weeks late on my planned leaving date so the Kazakhstan Visa will of run out by the time I get there so hopefully we can sort that tomorrow as well.