Daily Stats

The table is arranged with the most recent info at the top, so you don’t always have to scroll down the page to see where we last got to.

Date Day From To Kms overnight
      Total kms from 3-May-2012 to 30-Nov-2012 = 12072.9  
           
30-Nov-2012 Fri Beijing London 0.0 friends
29-Nov-2012 Thu Fly out of Chengdu Beijing 0.0 plane
28-Nov-2012 Wed rest 0.0 apartment
27-Nov-2012 Tue rest 0.0 apartment
26-Nov-2012 Mon rest 0.0 apartment
25-Nov-2012 Sun rest (Panda Centre) 33.2 apartment
24-Nov-2012 Sat rest 0.0 apartment
23-Nov-2012 Fri 15km after G212 & G108 jnc Chengdu city (230km on truck) 39.9 apartment
22-Nov-2012 Thu stuck on R206 for 2nd night 15km after G212 & G108 jnc 118.2 abandoned house
21-Nov-2012 Wed nr top of climb on R206 stuck on R206 for 2nd night 85.8 weigh-bridge
20-Nov-2012 Tue Longnan (Wudu) nr top of climb on R206 49.5 outside tunnel
19-Nov-2012 Mon 150km before Longnan Longnan (Wudu) 153.6 hotel
18-Nov-2012 Sun km-176 on route 212 150km before Longnan 93.3 field
17-Nov-2012 Sat 20km after Lintao km-176 on route 212 80.9 field
16-Nov-2012 Fri 20km after Lanzhou 20km after Lintao 104.6 field
15-Nov-2012 Thu 35km after Wuwei (210km in truck) 20km after Lanzhou 50.0 quarry
14-Nov-2012 Wed Yongchang (20km in truck) 35km after Wuwei 102.7 field
13-Nov-2012 Tue 70km after Zhangye edge of Yongchang 104.7 copse
12-Nov-2012 Mon Zhangye town 70km after Zhangye 71.9 field
11-Nov-2012 Sun rest (sight-seeing & admin) 0.0 hotel
10-Nov-2012 Sat rest (sight-seeing to Mati Si) 0.0 hotel
09-Nov-2012 Fri 35km before Zhangye Zhangye town 35.3 hotel
08-Nov-2012 Thu 70km after Jiuquan 35km before Zhangye 119.8 field
07-Nov-2012 Wed edge of Jiuquan 70km after Jiuquan 78.3 openground
06-Nov-2012 Tue 90km before Jiayuguan edge of Jiuquan 111.9 openground
05-Nov-2012 Mon nr Yandun (400km in truck) 90km before Jiayuguan 53.1 (+400) openground
04-Nov-2012 Sun Hami nr Yandun 89.2 dry river
03-Nov-2012 Sat rest (Tamar unwell) 0.0 hotel
02-Nov-2012 Fri rest 0.0 hotel
01-Nov-2012 Thu about 60km before Hami Hami (visa extension) 67.4 hotel
31-Oct-2012 Wed about 160km before Hami about 60km before Hami 102.3 open ground
30-Oct-2012 Tue bit after Shanshan about 160km before Hami 104.5 in hills
29-Oct-2012 Mon nr Tuyuk (got bike welded today) bit after Shanshan (40k in truck) 36.9 open ground
28-Oct-2012 Sun Turpan nr Tuyuk (bike broke today) 68.7 field
27-Oct-2012 Sat rest 0.0 hotel
26-Oct-2012 Fri 50km before Toksun Turpan 118.3 hotel
25-Oct-2012 Thu nr Ushaktal 50km before Toksun 121.1 in hills
24-Oct-2012 Wed 10km after Tashtan nr Ushaktal 113.9 open ground
23-Oct-2012 Tue 90km before Korla 10km after Tashtan 119.9 field
22-Oct-2012 Mon nr Dalaoba 90km before Korla 156.5 wooded area
21-Oct-2012 Sun rest (Tamar unwell) 0.0 open ground
20-Oct-2012 Sat 30km before Kucha nr Dalaoba 97.9 open ground
19-Oct-2012 Fri 10km before Baicheng 30km before Kucha 89.9 hilltop
18-Oct-2012 Thu nr Jamtay 10km before Baicheng 120.5 field
17-Oct-2012 Wed Aksu city nr Jamtay 33.3 wasteground
16-Oct-2012 Tue 2km after Achal Aksu city 122.0 hotel
15-Oct-2012 Mon 18km before Sanchakou 2km after Achal 126.3 dry river
14-Oct-2012 Sun Route 314 nr Bapanshuimo 18km before Sanchakou 131.7 part-made road
13-Oct-2012 Sat Kashgar (China) Route 314 nr Bapanshuimo 112.8 dry river
12-Oct-2012 Fri rest (sight-seeing & bazaar) 0.0 hotel
11-Oct-2012 Thu rest (internet research) 0.0 hotel
10-Oct-2012 Wed rest (blog & bike mnt) 0.0 hotel
09-Oct-2012 Tue 90km before Kashgar Kashgar (China) 94.4 hotel
08-Oct-2012 Mon Irkeshtam (Kyrgyz/China border) 90km before Kashgar 11.7 wooded area
07-Oct-2012 Sun 2km after Sary-Tash Irkeshtam (Kyrgyz/China border) 73.9 grassland
06-Oct-2012 Sat 55km before Sary-Tash Sary-Tash @ 3100m 60.3 grassland
05-Oct-2012 Fri 35km before Gulcho 55km before Sary-Tash 94.1 grassland
04-Oct-2012 Thu Osh 35km before Gulcho 49.9 scrubland
03-Oct-2012 Wed rest (sight-seeing & bazaar) 0.0 hotel
02-Oct-2012 Tue rest (blog & internet) 0.0 hotel
01-Oct-2012 Mon 25km before Osh Osh 31.3 hotel
30-Sep-2012 Sun 30km before Ozgon 25km before Osh 51.3 field
29-Sep-2012 Sat 25km before Jalal-Abad 30km before Ozgon 54.5 nr river
28-Sep-2012 Fri btwn Tash-Komur & Kochkor-ata 25km before Jalal-Abad 75.4 nr lake
27-Sep-2012 Thu btwn Kara-Kol & Tash-Komur btwn Tash-Komur & Kochkor-ata 80.2 tea-house
26-Sep-2012 Wed 55km before Kara-Kol btwn Kara-Kol & Tash-Komur 81.9 scrubland
25-Sep-2012 Tue 14km before Toktogul 55km before Kara-Kol 65.2 lakeside
24-Sep-2012 Mon 12km before Otmok 14km before Toktogul 87.3 riverside
23-Sep-2012 Sun nr summit of Too-Ashuu pass 12km before Otmok 66.5 plateau
22-Sep-2012 Sat 10km before Kara-balta nr summit of Too-Ashuu pass 68.1 nr road
21-Sep-2012 Fri leave Bishkek 10km before Kara-balta 57.1 field
20-Sep-2012 Thu Bishkek (wait for China visa) 0.0 hostel
19-Sep-2012 Wed Bishkek (wait for China visa) 0.0 hostel
18-Sep-2012 Tue Bishkek (wait for China visa) 13.5 hostel
17-Sep-2012 Mon Bishkek (wait for China visa) 0.0 hostel
16-Sep-2012 Sun Bishkek (wait for China visa) 0.0 hostel
15-Sep-2012 Sat Bishkek (wait for China visa) 0.0 hostel
14-Sep-2012 Fri Bishkek (apply for China visa) 7.9 hostel
13-Sep-2012 Thu near turn for Akterek (KZ) Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) 110.1 hostel
12-Sep-2012 Wed 2km after Keskelen near turn for Akterek (KZ) 102.7 field
11-Sep-2012 Tue Almaty 2km after Keskelen 37.3 field
10-Sep-2012 Mon rest (return hire bikes & blog) 0.0 WarmShowers
09-Sep-2012 Sun rest (80km MTB race) Bartogai, Asy Plateau, to Turgan 0.0 WarmShowers
08-Sep-2012 Sat rest (travel to MTB race) Bartogai reservoir 0.0 WarmShowers
07-Sep-2012 Fri rest (MTB hire & concert) 21.1 WarmShowers
06-Sep-2012 Thu rest (climb Kumbel Peak 3200m) 0.0 WarmShowers
05-Sep-2012 Wed rest (fixing stuff) 16.3 WarmShowers
04-Sep-2012 Tue rest (fixing stuff) 39.6 WarmShowers
03-Sep-2012 Mon rest (embassy & shops) 20.0 WarmShowers
02-Sep-2012 Sun rest (chatting & picnic) 0.0 WarmShowers
01-Sep-2012 Sat rest (chatting & shopping) 0.0 WarmShowers
31-Aug-2012 Fri arrive Almaty Almaty 41.5 WarmShowers
30-Aug-2012 Thu Astana day & night on train to Almaty (1200kms) 1.0 train
29-Aug-2012 Wed 35km before Astana Astana 70.6 apartment
28-Aug-2012 Tue 10km after Makinsk 35km before Astana 158.8 steppe
27-Aug-2012 Mon Lake Burabay 10km after Makinsk 74.7 woods
26-Aug-2012 Sun rest (blog & internet) 13.4 lakeside
25-Aug-2012 Sat rest (beside the lake) 0.0 lakeside
24-Aug-2012 Fri 65km before Burabay Lake Burabay 71.4 lakeside
23-Aug-2012 Thu 18km before Taiynsha 65km before Burabay 86.2 steppe field
22-Aug-2012 Wed 25km after Petropavlovsk 18km before Taiynsha 103.3 steppe
21-Aug-2012 Tue 45km before Petropavlovsk (KZ) 25km after Petropavlovsk 82.1 field
20-Aug-2012 Mon 5km before Kazakh border (Russia) 45km before Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 101.4 field
19-Aug-2012 Sun 75km before Kazakh border 5km before Kazakh border 69.4 field
18-Aug-2012 Sat Pushkino 75km before Kazakh border 116.2 lakeside
17-Aug-2012 Fri 10km before Achair Pushkino 73.7 CouchSurfing
16-Aug-2012 Thu rest (beside the river) 10km before Achair 0.0 riverside
15-Aug-2012 Wed Pushkino 10km before Achair 74.0 riverside
14-Aug-2012 Tue rest (Omsk sightseeing) wait for Kazahk visa 0.0 CouchSurfing
13-Aug-2012 Mon arrive Omsk Pushkino (18km from Omsk) 20.1 CouchSurfing
12-Aug-2012 Sun rest (Yekat. sightseeing) overnight train to Omsk (1000kms) 35.6 train
11-Aug-2012 Sat rest (blog & internet) 13.3 CouchSurfing
10-Aug-2012 Fri 80km before Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg 110.2 CouchSurfing
09-Aug-2012 Thu 50km before Nizhny Tagil 80km before Yekaterinburg 103.8 scrubland
08-Aug-2012 Wed 5km after Gorozavodsk 50km before Nizhny Tagil 110.5 scrubland
07-Aug-2012 Tue Perm 36 Museum village 5km after Gorozavodsk 80.6 scrubland
06-Aug-2012 Mon leave Perm Perm 36 Museum village 113.9 Geen’s house
05-Aug-2012 Sun rest (Perm, blog & internet) 0.0 CouchSurfing
04-Aug-2012 Sat rest (Perm sight seeing) 0.0 CouchSurfing
03-Aug-2012 Fri 70km before Perm Perm 77.2 CouchSurfing
02-Aug-2012 Thu 65km after Igra 70km before Perm 98.6 field
01-Aug-2012 Wed Selty 65km after Igra 135.1 field
31-Jul-2012 Tue 25km after Kilmez Selty 62.2 Igor’s house
30-Jul-2012 Mon 15km after Malmyzh 25km after Kilmez 89.5 scrubland
29-Jul-2012 Sun 10km before Arsk 15km after Malmyzh 108.5 field
28-Jul-2012 Sat Kazan 10km before Arsk 68.7 field
27-Jul-2012 Fri Kazan Kazan 28.8 hotel
26-Jul-2012 Thu Nizhniy Novgorod Overnight train to Kazan (400kms) 1.0 train
25-Jul-2012 Wed 20km before Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod 39.6 hostel
24-Jul-2012 Tue 30km after Pestyaki 20km before Nizhny Novgorod 84.6 woods
23-Jul-2012 Mon 15km after Yuzha 30km after Pestyaki 108.9 field
22-Jul-2012 Sun 20km before Kovrov 15km after Yuzha 103.8 field
21-Jul-2012 Sat 30km before Suzdal 20km before Kovrov 89.2 woods
20-Jul-2012 Fri 15km after Alexandrov 30km before Suzdal 95.4 copse
19-Jul-2012 Thu Sergiev Posad 15km after Alexandrov 69.2 field
18-Jul-2012 Wed Lobnya (edge of Moscow) Sergiev Posad 84.4 field
17-Jul-2012 Tue rest (Bike, Blog & City) 0.0 house
16-Jul-2012 Mon rest (Bike & Blog work) 0.0 house
15-Jul-2012 Sun rest (Moscow sight seeing) 0.0 house
14-Jul-2012 Sat rest (Moscow shopping) 0.0 house
13-Jul-2012 Fri rest (Moscow sight seeing) 0.0 house
12-Jul-2012 Thu rest (Moscow sight seeing) 0.0 house
11-Jul-2012 Wed rest (Moscow sight seeing) 0.0 house
10-Jul-2012 Tue 2km after Dubna Lobnya (edge of Moscow) 101.3 house
09-Jul-2012 Mon 15km after Tver 2km after Dubna 120.5 woods
08-Jul-2012 Sun 15km before Tver 15km after Tver 45.6 field
07-Jul-2012 Sat 8km after Rzhev 15km before Tver 97.3 woods
06-Jul-2012 Fri 25km after Nelidovo 8km after Rzhev 98.3 field
05-Jul-2012 Thu 30km before Nelidovo 25km after Nelidovo 86.6 woods
04-Jul-2012 Wed 20km after Veliki Luki 30km before Nelidovo 100.1 woods
03-Jul-2012 Tue 30km after Pustoshka 20km after Veliki Luki 77.9 field
02-Jul-2012 Mon 8km after Sebezh (Russia) 30km after Pustoshka 90.2 hotel
01-Jul-2012 Sun 20km before Zilupe (Latvia) 8km after Sebezh (Russia) 57.8 scrub-ground
30-Jun-2012 Sat 18km after Kraslava 20km before Zilupe 74.8 field
29-Jun-2012 Fri rest (R&R for knee) 0.0 campsite
28-Jun-2012 Thu 15km after Daugavpils (Latvia) 18km after Kraslava 68.8 campsite
27-Jun-2012 Wed 2km after Dukstas 15km after Daugavpils (Latvia) 61.0 copse
26-Jun-2012 Tue 7km after Svencionys 2km after Dukstas 50.1 lakeside
25-Jun-2012 Mon 10km before Pabrade 7km after Svencionys 57.1 woods
24-Jun-2012 Sun Vilnius Campsite 10km before Pabrade 42.6 field
23-Jun-2012 Sat rest (enforced by bad knee) 0.0 campsite
22-Jun-2012 Fri rest (enforced by bad knee) 16.7 campsite
21-Jun-2012 Thu rest (enforced by bad knee) 0.0 campsite
20-Jun-2012 Wed rest (enforced by bad knee) 0.0 campsite
19-Jun-2012 Tue rest (enforced by bad knee) 0.0 campsite
18-Jun-2012 Mon rest (enforced by bad knee) 8.0 campsite
17-Jun-2012 Sun rest (enforced by bad knee) 0.0 campsite
16-Jun-2012 Sat rest (enforced by bad knee) 0.0 campsite
15-Jun-2012 Fri rest (enforced by bad knee) 0.0 campsite
14-Jun-2012 Thu 8km after Dukstas Vilnius Campsite (by train) 16.4 campsite
13-Jun-2012 Wed rest (enforced by bad knee) 0.0 woods
12-Jun-2012 Tue 9km after Pabrade 8km after Dukstas 91.3 woods
11-Jun-2012 Mon Vilnius Campsite 9km after Pabrade 77.0 field
10-Jun-2012 Sun Vilnius Russian route planning 8.0 campsite
09-Jun-2012 Sat Vilnius wheel-build & blog update 0.0 campsite
08-Jun-2012 Fri Vilnius sightseeing 29.8 campsite
07-Jun-2012 Thu 25km before Trakai Vilnius Campsite 57.4 campsite
06-Jun-2012 Wed 17km after Lazdijai (Lituania) 25km before Trakai 78.9 field
05-Jun-2012 Tue 8km before Olecko 17km after Lazdijai (Lituania) 114.3 woods
04-Jun-2012 Mon 20km before Gizycko 8km before Olecko 81.9 field
03-Jun-2012 Sun 12km before Lidzbark Warminski 20km before Gizycko 89.4 field
02-Jun-2012 Sat 10km after Elblag 12km before Lidzbark Warminski 68.1 woods
01-Jun-2012 Fri Gdansk 10km after Elblag 81.7 woods
31-May-2012 Thu Gdansk admin & stuff 21.0 campsite
30-May-2012 Wed Gdansk sightseeing 37.1 campsite
29-May-2012 Tue 15km before Koscierzyna campsite outside Gdansk 79.4 campsite
28-May-2012 Mon 5km after Debrzno 15km before Koscierzyna 84.5 woods
27-May-2012 Sun 4km after Trzcianka 5km after Debrzno 100.4 field
26-May-2012 Sat 34km before Drezdenko (Poland) 4km after Trzcianka 108.7 woods
25-May-2012 Fri 2km before Obersdorf 34km before Drezdenko (Poland) 120.6 woods
24-May-2012 Thu 4km after Grunheide 2km before Obersdorf 54.6 woods
23-May-2012 Wed 5km after Kopenick 4km after Grunheide 18.4 campsite
22-May-2012 Tue Berlin 5km after Kopenick 39.6 woods
21-May-2012 Mon Berlin (sightseeing) 49.4 campsite
20-May-2012 Sun 15km before Potsdam Berlin 68.4 campsite
19-May-2012 Sat 5km after Wittenberg 15km before Potsdam 72.2 woods
18-May-2012 Fri 12km before Aken 5km after Wittenberg 75.2 woods
17-May-2012 Thu 2km after Benzingerode 12km before Aken 91.4 woods
16-May-2012 Wed 5km outside Seesen 2km after Benzingerode 74.3 field
15-May-2012 Tue 20km before Hoxter 5km outside Seesen 95.8 woods
14-May-2012 Mon 5km before Harsewinkel 20km before Hoxter 96.7 field
13-May-2012 Sun Munster 5km before Harsewinkel 41.7 woods
12-May-2012 Sat 4km after Davensberg Munster 25.1 campsite
11-May-2012 Fri 8km after Hunxe (Germany) 4km after Davensberg 91.7 woods
10-May-2012 Thu 12km after Arnhem 8km after Hunxe (Germany) 79.3 campsite
09-May-2012 Wed nr Doorn 12km after Arnhem 68.2 meadow
08-May-2012 Tue nr Leiden nr Doorn 82.4 forest
07-May-2012 Mon Hook-of-Holland Ferry port nr Leiden 58.1 copse
06-May-2012 Sun Sproughton Harwich Ferry port 48.2 on ferry
05-May-2012 Sat Wisbech Sproughton 120.5 family
04-May-2012 Fri Mapperley (Notts) Wisbech 123.1 family
03-May-2012 Thu Pilsley Mapperley (Notts) 36.2 family
03-Apr-2012 Tue New Mills Pilsley (Derbyshire) family
02-Apr-2012 Mon Liverpool Ferry port New Mills (Cheshire) friends
01-Apr-2012 Sun Culcavy (Northern Ireland) Belfast Ferry port on ferry

The table gives some details of our riding each day and where we stopped and stayed. On some occasions when we want a restday in a campsite, rather than spend money on 2 nights campsite fees for a full day off the bike, we will do a short day’s ride and arrive at a campsite early afternoon, then use the site facilities to the full, then leave late the next day and again make full use of the facilities, including hopefully, any free wi-fi.

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