Borovikovo to Ples, Russia, 10 July 2007
Bike group visiting the micro-brewery. The brewery manager is in the white coat, bottom right. Only five of the group are wearing white coats because there were only five extra coats. Brewery staff planned to hose down everything after we left to remove any contaminants we may have brought in (e.g. on our muddy shoes).
Bottling beer in the micro-brewery. It contains no preservatives, so must be drunk within a few days.
Stopping for lunch on the side of the road. Supplies are in our truck behind the cyclists. What would normally have been a very quiet corner was incredibly busy because a big truck had overturned on the main road and all traffic was detoured via this route.
The Kremlin at Ples is on a promontory high above the Volga.
The town of Ples is below the promontory along the river. You can just see the Volga in the top left corner of this picture.
The Volga from the Kremlin at Ples.
Our bikes parked outside the art museum we toured. Andrew wonders if he will ever be able to extract his bike.
The truck is stuck in the mud.
There are many ideas on how to get the truck unstuck.
The truck is still stuck, but we've set up camp and Vladimir has started to cook dinner.
Shoveling didn't make any difference.
Rescue arrives the next morning: the big truck has four-wheel drive.
Free at last!
Bike group visiting the micro-brewery. The brewery manager is in the white coat, bottom right. Only five of the group are wearing white coats because there were only five extra coats. Brewery staff planned to hose down everything after we left to remove any contaminants we may have brought in (e.g. on our muddy shoes).
Bottling beer in the micro-brewery. It contains no preservatives, so must be drunk within a few days.
Stopping for lunch on the side of the road. Supplies are in our truck behind the cyclists. What would normally have been a very quiet corner was incredibly busy because a big truck had overturned on the main road and all traffic was detoured via this route.
The Kremlin at Ples is on a promontory high above the Volga.
The town of Ples is below the promontory along the river. You can just see the Volga in the top left corner of this picture.
The Volga from the Kremlin at Ples.
Our bikes parked outside the art museum we toured. Andrew wonders if he will ever be able to extract his bike.
The truck is stuck in the mud.
There are many ideas on how to get the truck unstuck.
The truck is still stuck, but we've set up camp and Vladimir has started to cook dinner.
Shoveling didn't make any difference.
Rescue arrives the next morning: the big truck has four-wheel drive.
Free at last!