Photos from a fantastic and bumpy 800km overnight camping trip to the salty shores of what remains of the Aral Sea.
The Aral sea is one of the greatest environmental disasters of Central Asia in recent times. Back in the 1960s the lake was rich in fish life providing a much needed income to isolated towns like Moynaq. Little of the Aral Sea now remains due to the water feeding the sea being diverted to irrigate the cotton fields....a soviet experiment gone badly wrong....
Strange yet wonderful experiences of driving on the sea bed passed burning gas fields and floating like a lead balloon on the Aral Sea while watching the sun set over the Ustyurt Plateau: a highlight so far in our Asian adventures!
The evening vodka session with our russian driver Victor was classic too!
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