Caucasus 2014 : 20 June - leg # 6 : Samara - Aksay

We had a deserved good , long rest at the Hotel Ibis in Samara.

Leaving Samara we bumped into an horrible traffic jam on the bridge crossing the Volga river.

On our road to the border we had a pleasant surprise, our KGB friends were waiting for us and with their help we cross the Russia and Kazakh border painlessly. At the Kazakh border our KPO colleagues Victor and Alexander Akutin were waiting for us.

On the road to Aksai immediately before the town the WEOP team was down in force to give us the first warm welcome.

After that we rode down in town where in front of the KPO main building the KPO GD Damiano Ratti, Peter Costello (BG) and Paolo Giraudi (ENI) together with a crowd of KPO employees and KPO contractors representatives and the Burlin Orphanage kids officially welcome Team Caucasus 2014 at the end of the journey.

That was touching moment for all of us, we felt like we were coming back to our home away from home.

Easy transfer leg today, 426 km in 07.00 hours all the time under a big blue sky and the sun shining, Kazakhstan best welcome to us. Regardless of the pot holes the Kazakh roads were welcomed for the absence of the “Russia” traffic.

This is the end of the first half of our journey.

The 19^th of July the journey back home to Italy will commence, it will be longer 5400 km and even more challenging.

Thanks to you all that have supported the Team Caucasus 2014.

More details will follow on the donation so far collected.

Here below some numbers related to our trip:

Total Km : 4340 km . Total hours of riding : 57- Average Km per day : 723 - Fuel consumption 271 lt

The 19 of July we will start the return trip to Italy. The return trip will be longer : 5400 km and more challenging.

Thanks to everyone who supported the Caucaso 2014 project.

More details will follow about the funds collection.