3 weeks and going strong!

The best or should I say challenging aspect of early morning was going to have a shower and finding out – no electricity and no running water in the shower .But before that as I was just about to brush my teeth ,saw a dung beetle pointlessly struggling in the sink.For obvious reasons it had to be removed before It drowned in Colgate – no I wasn’t brave enough to remove it.Managed to convey to the guy who owned the house to put some water in a metal bucket I had found and heat it up on the gas stove in the kitchen .That sorted ,went to the bathroom ,to face the hurdle of washing myself in the dark – remember no electricity! Managed to position a mini touch I had brought with me from the uk ,in a direction I could see what I was doing.This ,plus managing the outside loo,I was already exhausted.Anyway the guys were still asleep,oblivious of my little adventure – loo (sorry)and accommodation photos attached!
Journey to Nukus,was relatively uneventful the roads were pretty good. For the first time on a duel carriageway we saw people and vehicles ,could easily be coming at you from the opposite direction . Our other dilemma was after nearly 300 miles of travelling we had not found any diesel selling petrol stations – not quite desperate yet but needing top up.From talking to someone at a petrol station,one thing led to another ,as seems to happen ,often in our travels.We had to follow a car,which took us to someone (not a petrol station) who was selling or is it wholesaling diesel – ladies were in charge of helping to get the fuel from behind some big metal gates and for collecting the money in the end
Finally reached Nukus and a hotel with a real shower, and a comfortable bed for the night.Also completed a milestone today of passing 5,000 miles travelling