Could you do that again again and climb every mountain.

Last October despite the bitterly cold weather, I enjoyed the 1st annual Chong Kemin bike ride.  For reasons I do not fully understand the 2nd, Chong Kemin bike ride was this morning. In October, I captured every moment, except when after lots of standing around suddenly the owner of the Ashu, who organised the event very quickly went one two three and I completely missed the bikers heading off. Today I was determined not to be distracted by late minute bikers arriving, just prior to the start and was poised with my finger on the camera, pressed as he said one two three, followed the bikes as they speed away and then to my horror realised as I pressed the stop button that the record light had only just come on. I had missed the mass start again.  Luckily I did not miss the argument that followed the winners arrival - poor boy in pink at the front of the shot, and other riders coming in,  were virtually ignored as the controversy went on, who knew a local bike ride could cause such passion. As we drove round following some of the action I was able to take a last look at the valley.  I had then planned to spend most of the day working, but took to the hills again and finally found an Edelweiss.  I  got further up the mountain than at any time before so was very pleased but have got very little work done as a result. For reasons I am not quite sure about I have also sort of buggered up going to Bishkek tomorrow, I think it is partly because I was waiting to get confirmation emails from 4 people to try and determine my actual actions, but the other problem is I am supposed to be taking one of my bags up and I am so not looking forward to that that I think I have not really followed up on the whole thing. If my colleague was still in place he would organise all this, now it is up to muggins,

Anyway hopefully when I wake up I will feel a bit more dynamic and sort it out. Meanwhile I attach a bit of today's action.

PS It is another holiday here in Kyrgyzstan, which is why I am not at work.