6 responses to “22,000 Kilometre Photo”

• Congratulations, that’s a lot of kms! Love the footwear.

  We’re missing Justin’s beard though – what happened to it?!

Freddie & Guy on January 14th, 2012 at 8:08 am

• Nice one! You’re only weeks from nz but you’ve got that travellers rhythm, soak it all in. Lots of love. Keep on pushing

Andrea on January 16th, 2012 at 12:30 am

• Nice one guys – like the idea of getting an extra in to help with the digits!

  Passed our 12,000km mark a couple of days ago here in Colombia so only 10,000 behind you!

Paddy and Laura on January 18th, 2012 at 1:34 am

• Freddie and Guy – One pair of nail scissors and a three disposable shavers attacked the beard in Southern Laos. Its way too hot and there are way too many soup-based foods here for facial hair.
  Andrea – Thanks girl, we are definitely on the homeward stretch now
  Paddy and Laura – Thanks guys. The extra digits by locals was a idea inspired by some friends in France. Congratulations on your own milestone – feels too big to contemplate doesn’t it!

Emma on January 18th, 2012 at 2:23 am

• …wow…I think he must thinking..both of you are crazy..wearing only left foot of socks…..nice blog you have..keep pedalling…when you both have planned ti across Indonesia….??

Agus Riyadi on January 30th, 2012 at 8:25 am

• Catching a plane across Indonesia sadly. This trip ends in Bangkok.

Emma on February 7th, 2012 at 12:12 pm

• 16,000 Kilometre Photo

  
  
  

  The 16,000 kilometre photo was taken in the town of Foping, China on 1st September 2011. In an area with 0.4 pandas per square kilometre we were lucky to have three available to pose with us for this monumental photo. To be honest the photo was snapped at 16,012km but we thought the pandas were worth waiting for. Our panda encounters on this day weren’t only with the concrete variety as we unexpectedly had a sighting of a real live panda a few hours earlier. – Posted by Justin

• 14,000 Kilometre Photo

  
  
  

  The 14,000 kilometre photo was taken alongside Telmen Nuur (lake) on 18th July 2011. In Mongolia every kilometre we cycle feels like a huge achievement with 700 kilometres of this 1000 being cycled off-road. So unlike the 13,000 kilometre photo we were keeping a close eye on our bike computers as we approached this milestone. We are hoping that we will reach tarmac before the next 1000 kilometre mark is passed (both looking suitably rough in the photo). – Posted by Justin

• 18,000 Kilometre Photo

  
  
  

  The 18,000 kilometre photo was taken near to Baishuitai, China on 10th October 2011. We were cycling with Kate and Jason who were our art directors and supporters for this photo. Having climbed a lot of passes in bad weather on poor road surfaces in the last 1000 kilometres, we were glad that for this photo the sun was shining, we were at the top of a hill and there was smooth asphalt as far as the eye could see. – Posted by Justin

• 10,000 Kilometre Photo

  
  
  

  The epic Black Sea Coast route is the scene for this 10,000 kilometre photo taken on 11th April 2011 near Yaykil, Turkey. The last 1000 kilometres has seen the full range of cold weather cycling conditions, many refusals for payment of cay and the fewest navigational challenges of the trip – we just followed signs to Trabzon with the sea on our left. Next up is Russia where for our next 1000 km photo we will need to employ another hand! – Posted by Emma

• 19,000 Kilometre Photo

  
  
  

  The 19,000 kilometre photo was taken approximately 30km outside Jianshui, China on 28th October 2011. This would become our longest cycling day in China due to lack of camping spots and the fact our map’s distance markers were out by 30km forcing us to cycle 127km – a little further than we intended. Out of shot was a small Chinese boy who continued to shout “hello” from a nearby house for the duration of our photo shoot. – Posted by Emma