Day 27, 26 June 2012 Naryn to Lake Issyk Kul

We awoke slightly late this morning to the smell of fried eggs and toast coming from the cellar kitchen. Had our coffee and eggs with sausage and good cheese that was smooth as butter.

Traditional Kyrgyz yurt 

Started our journey slightly past 0900hrs and drove towards Lake Issyk Kul, to the town of Cholpon- Ata.

Along our way, we came across a small group of children who were having summer camp with their teachers and decided to introduce ourselves. We thought this would a perfect occasion to share our gift of papers and pens to the children too.

  

We met a group of Norwegian traveling from Norway to  during our lunch stop at . They were five of them traveling on 02 Toyota Land Cruiser. Do visit www.transeurasia.no/ to show your support to them.

Lake Issyk Kul is basically a huge dent, filled with water, between the Kungey Ala- Too to the north and the Terskey Ala- Too to the south. Over 170km long, 70km across and the second- largest alpine lake in the world.

Some of us took the chance to swim in the cold Issyk Kul water, anyway we have traveled 10000km from our home in Penang and would be a pity if we not try the Issyk Kul.

Water temperature 20deg C, Air temperature 17deg C

Our night was spent at the Three Crowns Hotel, a beachside resort located on the northern side of Lake Issyk Kul, had excellent beds and very cool breeze.