Today is
another day when we plan to travel >700 kms. We started at 8:30 am and first
took petrol as soon as we reached the highway.
The route
today also was devoid of any scenery. Kazakhstan is a country where more land
is just open space with green grass. These are called ‘Steppe’. Kazakh
Steppe is also called Great Dala, ecoregion, of the Palearctic temperate
grasslands, savannas, and shrublands. This is a vast region of open grassland
in northern Kazakhstan and adjacent portions of Russia. We saw many camels
single but very big hump and double hump, horses, sheep and cows on the way.
Kazakhstan
is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the
region’s GDP, primarily through its Oil and Gas industry. It also has vast
mineral resources.
We took
lunch prepared in the morning in the hotel by us, in the car. We only stopped
otherwise for petrol. The toilets in Kazakhstan are very, very dirty. They are
not maintained and are mostly not cleaned for long time.
We reached
Aktobe at about 8 pm.
We have rest
day tomorrow and it was very important to take rest since it is after 4 days of
long drives. We are all tired, specially Anupam, who has been driving day in
and day out without much rest.
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