22 June Anape to Yalta in Ukraine

Another buggers muddle getting out of Anape. The usual instructions.......you must attend the briefings.......were less than helpful. You must fill up at any gas station you see as they will be hard to find. As it happenned they were everywhere and we were all over the place in different gas stations so riding "together" to the border was a goat rodeo. However we all made it and sat around in the sun for longer than I choose to recall. However we did all get through and on to the ferry. It left at 3.30 and took about half an hour. Fortunately Tom TJ and I got through fast and with insurance in place on the road.
What a great ride. Seaside, hills cliffs mountains, villages vinyards river gorges, what a great ride round the Black Sea. Lots of seaside villages, lots of people on holidays, what a great place to have stopped. But that was not to be. Our plan was Yalta so we pressed on, and on, and on into the night.......It got dark, our maps and directions were poor ( that flatters it) and on the run into town I lost Tom and TJ but using homing pigeon instincts followed my nose and some locals directions to end up outside the Hotel in the pitch black.
This should have been a highlite. Pity about the planning.
We did have a lay day next day so it was washing mailing relaxing......very nice.
There was I must record a bus tour available. I don't think so. I am still having trouble with bus tours after so many days so recently on a bus in China.
There are places in this vicinity however that are worth a visit so Yalta is a place to re-visit. Ukrainian people are pretty friendly as well. And it is warm, so how good can life be.
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