“We think you are finally realising, your greatest hazard is not the Russian weather, it is not the Russian roads, it is the Russian hospitality!” It’s been over a week since we last emailed you and we have been racking up the miles ever since. We’ve mustered up...
Reece’s face has frozen off so we’re coming home. Well, by scooter and sidecar of course. He’s just going to have to manage with the lack of face for another 6 weeks or so until we arrive at the Ace Cafe on Saturday 19th January! Come down and join us on the day for a...
Another week on the road and we’ve made it Ulan Ude! The temperature has soared to around -15°C rather than the -25°C/-30°C we were up against last week. The difference is phenomenal. You still get cold but you can take your gloves off without your hands feeling like they’re...
Our first week on the road in Russia is done. It’s been the hardest week of our lives. It kicked off with a day or two of plain sailing. It was cold, around -10°C, but nothing we hadn’t done before. And we had all our fantastic kit keeping us warm. Then on day 3, the snow fell...