back from urals..

well it wasnt so much a camping trip as more of a military expedition- rucksacks filled to the brim and terrain to tire any man..i am knackered!

first there was the very long drive there (approx 600 miles) - all done in one go of course, this involved rubbish roads for the most part + extreme roads for the rest. it felt like rally driving for about 200 miles of it..nearly all thru forest.

the only town we came across - all to do with gas

 typical driving view

3/4 of the journey there, we had to get thru a gas terminal..we arrived about 10 oclock at night, and they wouldnt let us thru, so we had to kip in car. the following day was five hours of bullshit bureauocracy while everything was quadruple checked by god knows how many people- then we were finally thru..only another 200 miles or so to go..

our final contact with civilisation before we went it alone - nice sauna...

went for a jaunt up a large mountain to find a helicopter that had had a bit of trouble..

on our final leg

'you are now leaving europe and entering asia' . cool, first time in asia. also we are now in siberia proper

beautiful but severe landscape

'ere dear, ill give you an and..'

lots of nice clean rivers

so we left cars and set off on foot, sun shining and alls well\
ok - bit knackered and need shower so will sign off fa now and continue this later.. stay tuned for news of bears