horse lover I had to often ask what the
meat dish was. There would be no for-
giveness!
Our dinners included a pint of ale
that was part of the package. Silk Off-
Road were more than generous even
sharing many bottles of Vodka. After
all we were in what were once Soviet
states!
Very quickly I knew I had chosen
well in going with Silk-Off-Road as
they are just great guys.
Next morning we were loaded into
3 vehicles and taken on a tour of the
area including a visit to Medeu speed
skating rink which at 1,691mt alti-
tude is the highest outdoor rink in the
world.
Back at our hotel a fleet of DR650’s
had been delivered. We set about fit-
ting such things as tank bags, phone
holders, GPS units, USB adaptors etc.
We had also been asked to have
off-line map systems installed on our
TRAVERSE 74
phones. Just in case we got lost. I had
installed a free system called maps.me
and was gobsmacked by how well this
worked. Maps to cover the 4 countries
to be visited were free and my iPhone
worked like any GPS system with full
voice to turn direction.
Anton, the lead rider/mechanic
from Silk did such a great job of guid-
ing us through cities etc. that nobody
was ever lost even momentarily.
Wanting a tank bag to carry small