Three days of not seeing any buildings and then..

Yesterday we came across a smokey stone hut with a Kirgish family who generously offered us Clotted cream, bread and yoghurt. Amazingly these people with so little were so generous. Today we woke up to a chilly wind and snow and set off towards the lakes After three hours into the wilderness we passed an ex soviet era camp with its barbed wire and other detreitus that seem to cut into the landscape like an open wound. This area was a key strategic point nestled between Pakistan, China and the ex USSR. We then came across Bozai Gumbaz all of four houses

We bought bread from the beautifully clad local women, the kids were very curious and giggling as they must rarely see Westerners. It was lovely. We continued on but then the weather worsened and after a long conflab we decided to turn back towards the proximity of Bozai. The locals seemed pleased to see us again and offered us bread and more lovely clotted cream. I am now in my little plastic tent the snow beating against the side....