Korla to Aksu, China, June 2016

Dag 42. Korla til Aksu, 528 km

I dag kørte vi fra Korla til Aksu, igen i dag en lang tur igennem ørkenen.

Jeg brugte mit kørekort i dag, for jeg kørte 200 km af vejen, helt dejligt. Så der er ikke taget så mange billeder, for Michael var ikke aktiv med kameraet.

Desert - Ørken 

Fremme i Aksu, fandt vi vores hotel og hvilede lidt. Michael fik vasket bilen af 2 kinesiske damer, hvilket han var rigtig godt tilfreds med.

Not to sure what they are selling here- Ikke helt sikker på hvad der sælges her

Vi planlagde vores videre rute igennem Kirgisistan og Kasakhstan, så er det på plads.

Gik en lille tur gennem det lokale marked og købte frugt og rosiner, og spiste middag på hotellet. 

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26th June, distance 528 km, driving time 7 hours

Today was a long, long drive through the desert.

At a constant speed of 120 km, (No more speeding in China). It took us just 7 hours to reach Aksu. This drive took us through the Taklamakan Desert. This is what was called the Southern silk route. Just south of us, is Tibet, and a bit west India, where we have the Karakoram highway. Again, amazed by the Chinese highways. You could actually put your car, on cruise control, and watch a movie in the car without taking your eyes of the movie. So taking this into consideration, Susanne decided to  drive, and for me it was a total boring, uneventful 200 km.

She, also used her Chinese driving licence to the maximum. Even Louis was impressed by her driving.

Empty roads - Tomme veje

Reached the very sleazy, small town of Aksu.

This town is so small, that it is not in any guide book. but has quietly wriggled its way, into the Chinese map. It must have belonged to either Tibet or India at one time, but of course taking the Chinese into consideration, they grab any piece of land they can.

Driving through this desert, of sand dunes and sand storms, got my car very dusty. So I decided to take it for a wash, next door, to the hotel, and even got the security guard from the hotel, to accompany me.

Two Chinese babes, ( both in their mid 40ties ) went ahead with the washing. I was not too keen of them cleaning the inside of the car, since we had a lot of stuff in there. But, these 2 babes, did not give a damn about what I said, or the security guards instruction. They both crawled into the car with their asses sticking out, of the car, and went about cleaning the inside of the car. I gave up discussing with them, and enjoyed the view.

Michael with the Babes- Michael med vaskekonerne

After this hilarious experience, I vowed never to get my car cleaned by Chinese babes. So back to the hotel, where I grabbed Susanne, Louis and Janet, and we walked over to the Chinese babes for a photo shoot. They were shocked to see me again, and must have thought that I had bought, 2 of my babes, to haggle with them. They readily agreed, for a photo shoot, and even called their daughters, to come along. Bought, some fruits at a market next door, which made my day. 

Watermelons - Vandmeloner