Every Which Way But Lost

  Khorog – 2/3 August Time for a rest, laundry, admin and catching up with friends at home. Tuesday night we had a fantastic curry, the best meal we’ve had since Dushanbe. Delicious. Khorog is a bustling metropolis in this region. There’s a park in the centre with a pool the colour of muddy water but that’s clearly no deterrent to the locals. There are so many cyclists at the Pamir Lodge and we met the French couple, Lucy and…

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  Tuesday 18th July – Hisor to Dushanbe Distance: 29.04 km Total Distance: 15149.06 km A comfy night on the takhta and we brought breakfast. How fabulous. I could learn to love this treatment. We even befriend the puppy with the cutest floppy ears, bribed by biscuits. We take the back road to Dushanbe and stop to watch the maize stalks being cut by hand. I give it a go and it’s certainly tough work. As we near Dushanbe the…

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