We're back in Kazakhstan and Matilda has finally put her hand up for some attention. She decided to have a meltdown while in the queue to cross the border from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan yesterday (skirt-wearing has now multi-skilled - can both lie under the car and push it when it won't start!!)
After the assistance of many taxi drivers and a mechanic we got her fixed and to Almaty in Kazakhstan where our friends Jo and Andy greeted us with the biggest feast we've been yet to see!
Matilda was clearly not happy with the attention being taken from her so she's cracked it again today, sinking her engine, needing a shock replaced, welding, two new tyres, and let's face it - just a little bit of mechanical love - I think it was the speed dating in Kyrgyzstan that she got upset about... maybe we should have stopped at the yurt for coffee with two random men after all....
We're now sitting tight waiting for Jo & Andy's mechanic, 'Bucket' (yes, that is his name - meaning happy in Kazak...) who is fixing the car so we can drive the equivalent of Sydney to Brisbane where our previous convoy Chris, Ben & John are now waiting for us to rejoin them at the Russian border to take on the Mongolian final frontier. Hurrah!!!! We're sooooooo excited to be meeting up with them again.... once we get our golden girl fixed for the 1100km catchup... Lots of red bull is now loaded in the car. Wish us luck!