April 17: Voronezh – Saratov (RUS)

 Thanks again to Alexander and his wife for their hospitality!!!!

Alexander guided us out of Voronez and of we went on our way to Saratov. 

Tonight three of Russia finest law enforcement agents will treat themselves to a deluxe bottle of wodka at our expense. Apparently the city speed limit in Russia is not 102 but only 60km/h. Who could know!?! 3000 roubles and off we went again to get pulled over a second time for riding 132 in a 90 zone. These officers where not that thirsty and let us off with a warning.
Every km the roads are getting worse but that does not seem to bother our bikes to much. The suspension is getting a ride for it's money.

After driving 3 days in Russia you can really get a sense of how huge this country is. Endless fields as far as the eye can see, straight roads for miles. It takes us at least 45 minutes to get from one village to the other with nothing in between. Sometimes we see people walking next to the road and wonder where the hell they're going? We ride an average of 120km/h and have not seen anything 20 minutes before and 20 minutes after these person. The same applies for bus stops next to the road. We see people waiting but do not see any busses between these cities?

Anyway, we're almost at the border with Kazakhstan, and before driving into the wilderness, we will stock up on some supplies,do some laundry and it is also time to change the oil from the bikes so we will look for the Yamaha dealer in Saratov.