2 Wheels 4 Girls

I’m moving!

Eleanor — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:33:15 +0000

Take note:

Please begin visiting www.wandercyclist.com (you will be automatically rerouted in a few days)

Please visit my tumblr site www.emoseman.tumblr.com for more photos

Desert Syndrome Outtake

Eleanor — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:40:02 +0000

Cycling the Southern Silk Road

Eleanor — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:58:54 +0000

Irkeshtam Pass

Eleanor — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:14:24 +0000

3 cyclists are nearly killed by a blizzard at the summit of the Irkeshtam pass in Kyrgyzstan.

15 minutes before the storm, and 15 minutes after I was nearly pinned against a 2 meter ice wall by a cargo truck.

I’ll post the entire story later and photos.

Captain and Supervisor interview me

Eleanor — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:16:17 +0000

Team Windbraker Carrots

Eleanor — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:26:21 +0000

The brothers of North East South West and I have joined up for a tour of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. There will be a few days solo on my part, as my Visa expires a few days before their’s.

After being diagnosed with “Desert Syndrome” by Matt and Lucas, it will be great to have some company for a few weeks.

Not only will it be an entertaining tour, I’m also learning French and Belgium culture…the goal to learn at least one French song. If you don’t know, I’ll also be studying Russian in Bishkek for 2 weeks, a wonderful gift from my mother.

I will breakaway in Uzbekistan and cross into Kazakhstan and head to Almaty.

They informed me upon their arrival, that I, was their carrot at the end of the stick through the Taklamakan. The boys of The Cycle Diaries had alerted them of the solo girl up ahead and they were attempting to catch me. If I hadn’t gotten so sick, I would of missed them. Ahhh, fate!

We start our mini tour tomorrow.

Matt during our matching stache hunt.

Lucas motivating me for…well, “it’s kind of a secret”.

Lunch

Eleanor — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:50:36 +0000

2rmb for a bowl of pickled shredded potatoes, chick peas/garbanzo beans, chunks of potato, something else, hot sauce, and a whole bunch of awesome.

Tea and Bull

Eleanor — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Orchard Camp

Eleanor — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:20:30 +0000

Two nights before arriving to Kashgar, my first orchard camp. This is my proof to Matt and Lucas, of North East South West by Bike that I don’t sleep under roads and bridges…and train tracks EVERY NIGHT.

The three of us will be leaving Kashgar on Saturday morning and riding to Osh, Kyrgyzstan together. The border crossing is closed on weekends so we should arrive Monday morning.

We are a little worried of the weather, as it was snowing and raining here this morning.

Arrival to Kashgar

Eleanor — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:19:29 +0000

Last 50km into Kashgar was fantastic, hundreds of donkey carts, horses, and of course, the few camels. You can see these majestic beasts a half a kilometer away, their hair swaying back and forth.