Routemaster

Have been out frolicking in the sunshine today for the first time since last autumn, but am now back home watching the last of the sun dipping behind the local estate and steeling myself to work out what route we're going to take.

We know where we're starting (obviously) and where we're going (the name of the rally being a bit of a give away) but the bit in the middle is still giving us a headache. Am spending the evening trying to see if anyone has gone to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan before (seems to involve doubling back on ourselves) or whether we go for the full on, ultimate road trip through Turkmenistan instead. That may involve a week stuck in Baku waiting for a ship to take us across the Caspian - an adventure in itself, but one that with our limited time frame we can't really afford....