Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Thursday to Irbit about 300km

We had a short day so our group attempted to make it more interesting by finding some alternative routes, and we did.
The villages smell as if they house the cattle and I believe they do.
Rural Russia. Farming, cropping communal grazing of cows and returning at night to sleep inside.
Its all very quaint but you wouldn't want to live there I suspect.
So we arrived at Irbit.
Today is Independance Day and therev is a celebration in the square including a singing priest. I felt about as bemused and removed from what was happening as I am sure they did when a group of foreign bikers turned up on stage to be addressed by our guide.
Once again why are we here.
nzl07

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