08-08-2006
Amur Trassa = Novobureyskii – Birobizian 08-08-2006
The road is actually pretty good, even some nice pieces of asphalt once in a while. It is a bright sunny day and thus very hot. My helmet is starting to smell as is my riding suit, but I only notice this now after my shower yesterday. That is the way it is on the road. More dusty road, but as I said earlier, it is good … well, acceptable. I slept in and only get on the road around noon. No problem, I am rested now and feel much better. This area is pretty flat and has a lot of small lakes. Nasty, nasty bugs though. I take it easy and reach Birobidzian in the early evening. It is hot. I find a hotel and check in. My camera falls out of my tankbag. This is the second time I forgot to close my tankbag before taking it of a counter. Luckily the camera still works. I actually shouldn’t be surprised: falling on the ground is nothing compared to the constant jerking, shaking and shuddering that you experience on the road. The hotel room is hot. I go for a stroll to the magazin to get some food and drinks and to cool off a bit. Mosquitoes, mosquitoes and mosquitoes … billions of them. I was out in a t-shirt and was an easy target. Mosquito repellent is probably the hottest selling item in town. Just running your hand over your arm will kill a couple of mosquitoes every time. I’m not kidding: every time. I hurry down to the magazin. This is the old Soviet style of shopping. You order what you want to have at one counter, then you pay at another counter and only when you have a receipt can you take your goods from the first counter and leave. Luckily the store has AC, but there is no keeping out the mosquitoes. I hurry back to the hotel, but still manage to get a couple of mosquito bites. The guard smoking a cigarette in front of the hotel looks more like somebody dancing in a disco: he is trying hard to keep the mosquitoes off.
I have a refreshing shower and go to sleep.
The road is actually pretty good, even some nice pieces of asphalt once in a while. It is a bright sunny day and thus very hot. My helmet is starting to smell as is my riding suit, but I only notice this now after my shower yesterday. That is the way it is on the road. More dusty road, but as I said earlier, it is good … well, acceptable. I slept in and only get on the road around noon. No problem, I am rested now and feel much better. This area is pretty flat and has a lot of small lakes. Nasty, nasty bugs though. I take it easy and reach Birobidzian in the early evening. It is hot. I find a hotel and check in. My camera falls out of my tankbag. This is the second time I forgot to close my tankbag before taking it of a counter. Luckily the camera still works. I actually shouldn’t be surprised: falling on the ground is nothing compared to the constant jerking, shaking and shuddering that you experience on the road. The hotel room is hot. I go for a stroll to the magazin to get some food and drinks and to cool off a bit. Mosquitoes, mosquitoes and mosquitoes … billions of them. I was out in a t-shirt and was an easy target. Mosquito repellent is probably the hottest selling item in town. Just running your hand over your arm will kill a couple of mosquitoes every time. I’m not kidding: every time. I hurry down to the magazin. This is the old Soviet style of shopping. You order what you want to have at one counter, then you pay at another counter and only when you have a receipt can you take your goods from the first counter and leave. Luckily the store has AC, but there is no keeping out the mosquitoes. I hurry back to the hotel, but still manage to get a couple of mosquito bites. The guard smoking a cigarette in front of the hotel looks more like somebody dancing in a disco: he is trying hard to keep the mosquitoes off.
I have a refreshing shower and go to sleep.
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