For those that are thinking whaaaat? How come everywherevirtually has stickers on the Russian/Mongolian border sign first let me explain. I would like to say yes I put them there, but sadly no. Well not yet anyway. My friend, fellow adventurer and motorcycling doppelgänger Simon Johnston from www.awayfromhere.org fame placed them there on his recent trip to Mongolia and the Altai region of Russia.

I had originally donated them so that he could pass them onto two friends in Russia but the plans changed as did the route and he did the next best thing. Stick them on a magnificent landmark in the middle of nowhere. Should I find the time, money and wherewithal to get out there myself I shall look forward to being reunited with these stickers. I won’t say “one day” as those words are often spoken by people that have no intention of doing what they say and stare into open space and say “oneeee daaaaay”

So thats the story.

It's tough being an adventure motorcyclist

Sibirsky Extreme 2010 is underway. I have known for some time that it was going ahead in July when I met Walter in the UK last month at the Horizons Unlimited event. His bike had been upgraded in many areas from his original suppliers.

It's tough being an adventure motorcyclist

Who is corrupting whom?

I had also learned that Sherri Jo Wilkins would be joining Walter on the road West from Magadan to Yakutsk on her KTM.

Sherri Jo Wilkins enjoying Russian hospitality

Ian at Gatley signs was producing T-shirts and stickers while I gave the Sibirsky Extreme website a spring clean and setup a Facebook fan group last week.

At the same time I am receiving text messages from Simon Johnston in Mongolia with content to update the blog. Simon’s main objective was Mongolia and perhaps lake Baikal. While he is the captain of his own destiny it could make for a nice meeting if both the Sibirsky Extreme project 2010 and awayfromhere.org could meet Bolot Bochkarev in Yakutsk. For those that do not know Bolot is a journalist and the main man when it comes to networking with adventurer’s of all kinds passing through Siberia.

I wish them all well and look forward to the coming weeks adventures.