Meet Dave. Dave is the first member of the Ulysses bike club I’ve met who doesn’t have a trailer in tow. (But he has one at home). They had their AGM in Alice Springs a few weeks ago and they haven’t all gone to ground yet.

Dave was headed the other way, but we still managed to spend too much time taking and sharing tips. He’d got the same back tyre as me. It was nice to be reminded what the tread looked like when it had some!!

Sorry the photo is a bit misty. I think my camera got a bit sentimental. Dave reckons there’s a bridge about to close on the road of bones, putting an end to all trips across Russia. Everyone’s got their own story of doom haven’t they? Well, I’ll tell you if that’s true when I get there!