Thankfully no other disturbances, the tent did its job and we were up at 8am – packed everything up .Yesterday’s washing of cutlery, plates etc was done by the river. I must admit, it was quite interesting completing this task!

The guy who let us use his land to make the camp for the evening also made honey, I took a selfy with him, must be a first for him.

We made our way back to Osh. Because of our unexpected early entry into Kyrgyzstan we had a spare day in Osh.

I drove first, because I hadn’t driven on the mountainous terrain on the previous day. I wanted to appreciate the drive in the Land Cruiser on this type of terrain – its great fun. It certainly is a beast and handled difficult sections of the road with consummate ease.

One hand on the steering wheel and the other on the gear stick, it’s the only way, especially with the frequency of the gear changes you are making on these roads.