We had teamed up with Claudio, real name Gregorio, who we met on the Aktau ferry and we rode with him and 2 Germans on beemers NE to Beyneu where we separated and we headed across the desrt to Uzbekistan. The road to Beyneu was a dirt road in very poor condition principally due to the amount of lorries that were using it. Thank goodness we had done the Off Road course. We camped in the desert and the heavens opened turning the road into a river of mud. Claudio on his road motorcycle with road tyres found it hard going. But we made it. His bike did not suffer as badly as this one. A Ural and a copy of a BMW the plans of which were taken by the Russians after the war. At Beyneu we lost the Germans and headed into Uzbekistan.