Day 33 Tavildara-Kalaikhum 103/9.546 km - Reisverslag uit Tavildara, Tajikistan van Rudy Welling - WaarBenJij.nu Day 33 Tavildara-Kalaikhum 103/9.546 km - Reisverslag uit Tavildara, Tajikistan van Rudy Welling - WaarBenJij.nu

Day 33 Tavildara-Kalaikhum 103/9.546 km

Blijf op de hoogte en volg Rudy

23 Mei 2014 | Tajikistan, Tavildara

This was a full day on the Pamir Highway. High in this case means altitude and not that it is a good road. The morning was cool and sunny and the track still reasonable. We had some confusion about the way forward due to misinterpreted SMS’s. The best option still was to drive on. Along the way we gave a lift to some old people who were most likely on their way to the Friday mosque. The progress was slow using only second and later first gear. At a split in the road/police check we met a Van with Russian people who mentioned that the road over the pass had several landslides and at a river crossings you would need a tractor. We decided to have a go anyway. After 2 km we came to a river crossing at a land slide. We managed to get over it without problems. Was this what they were talking about? 3 km further we came to a much larger stream to cross. The car in front of us was already stuck and needed assistance. Rudy got out the towing cable but got stuck ourselves when we tried to get to the other side. Another passerby managed to cross but did not have the power to pull us out. A tractor was arranged and for some $10 per car he was willing to pull us out. The track/dirt road became more steep. At one point there was a junction and nobody to ask. We chose the left branch. After 5 km climbing through a lovely valley with snow capped mountains in the distance we came to a small landslide. Cars were stuck there and construction work ongoing. We tried to pass but the road was too narrow, steep and slippery. The car in front of us had already ruined his coupling on the slope. We all helped building the stone protection wall but progress was slow and we could have been there for hours. One of the other drivers mentioned that the side road we have just passed went up to the pass (3258 m) as well. We turned the car and started that climb. At one point we had to reverse the car. The ridge was too high and the bottom scrapped over the stones. The protection cap of the gas tank got damaged. All essentials were still in tack so we struggled on again. One particular climb gave us a lot of trouble and we had to take a long run and several attempts to get up. Finally the road was better at some 2300m and we met the original road again. Jeroen joined us not long after. We drove the last bit over the snow cleared road up and over the pass (3252m) to a camping spot a bit down, some 24 km before our goal. A whole day for just 103 km, but it was beautiful.

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We are a family of 4. Rudy Welling was a Principal Production Technologist with Shell/NAM's offshore team. He first went on sabbatical from April 2014 to April 2016. In that period he made a return trip to Vladivostok with his wife, Jamaliah, in camper Passepartout. This was followed by trips to New Zealand and Spain. In April 2016 Rudy re-joined NAM/Shell again in Assen for a year and then retired in May 2017 after 37 years with Shell. He and his family have spent some 21 years in various Shell locations around the world (NL, UK, Brunei, NL, USA, Nigeria, Oman, NL). Jamaliah Jaja is the Manager of the house and comes from Brunei. Anton (1993) studies Business IT in Groningen Bernard (1994) studies Mechatronics also in Groningen Both boys still live at home, but will have to run the household on their own when we start our trip. Our previous trip by car (Volkswagen Passat Station) was from Oman to Holland in 2007. Rudi's great plan is to travel with his wife in a camper around the world. The trips will be in steps. The first is from Amsterdam to Vladivostok. De second from Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina over the PANAM highway to Prudo Bay in Alaska. Australia and New Zealand will be separate side trips and Africa will either be done out and back from Amsterdam or just from the Cap to Amsterdam. Now as K/O of Rudi's retirement we are making this second step on a journey around the world. We hope you will enjoy our story Rudy & Jamaliah

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