Osh to Song-Kul

We stayed one night in Kyrgystan's second city- Osh, having had a prolonged border crossing. We visited the extensive market the following morning, where I managed to get separated form the group and thoroughly lost! We also climbed a hill in the centre of the town, which claimed to be the burial place of Solomon, although another 7 sites make the same claim across Asia. Climbing the steep hill overlooking the town reminded me, bizarrely, of Arthur's Mount in Edinburgh.

Following the civilisation of Osh, we had three nights bushcamping ahead of us. We made our way slowly towards Song-Kul lake, camping by lakes, resevoirs and streams (such as the photo) where we had most of the late afternoon to enjoy the refreshing water. Only the last camp was less than perfect as the trees by the river were infested with millions of vicious mosquitos.