作者：Ting

我們在裝備跟身軀依舊完好無恙的狀況下，終於抵達俄羅斯。現在坐落在我們第一個俄羅斯的城市，沙拉豆腐（Saratov）。然後從閑晃沙發（Couch surfing）這個網站上找到熱心接待我們的主人 Elena。

就在這個旅行的最後一個月，充滿放棄掙扎與不耐的同時，我們遇到了非常友善的哈薩克族（Kazakh），我們沒有在哈薩克作停留，為了趕進度，已經馬不停蹄的三週，直到我精疲力竭染上感冒，後來就近在樹下休息了一整天。

過了吉爾吉斯（Kyrgyzstan），我們看到瘋狂的私人轎車，在俄羅斯則有更瘋狂的車輛！我甚至為能否全身而退感到懷疑。

還有很多故事想說，然而我已經毫無體力繼續，現在只希望一個休假，但我知道即使是個“休假”也是充滿壓力與忙碌的。（編按：不好意思，我們又催稿了）是因為，就像平常一樣，你會需要跟遇到的朋友們多聊上幾句。

好了，休息夠了，我們要再繼續花兩週去烏克蘭。
謝謝大家的來信與關心。

Ting從俄羅斯沙拉豆腐的來信


Finally we arrived in Russia, in complete pieces, ourselves and bikes. Now we are in our first Russian city--Saratov, we stay with our first couch surfing host Elena.

Last months was full of struggles and at the same time we met plenty of super friendly Kazhaks. We didn't take any rest days in Kazhastan for 3 weeks to catch up our schedule, until my body was too tired, and she gave me a fever that I couldn't move at all, then we rested under a tree for almost a whole day.

After Kyrgzstan, there were a lot of crazy private cars. Now in Russia, it seems that there are even more crazy cars! Will I survive for another 4000kms on bike?

Plenty of stories to tell, but no energy to say. I want a real "rest day," but even so-called rest days are stressful and busy. And as usual, you always have to talk to the friends you meet. Rest day is finished, then maybe another 2 weeks of cycling to Ukraine...

Thanks for all your e-mails and carings.

Ting from Saratov, Russia