...We made it to Murmansk!!....

.....Good border crossing......The Russians were polite and only searched the front panniers.....Stopped in a town called Nikel, about 20km in to get some cash & fuel.....Petrol is now 50p a litre here instead of £2 a litre in Norway!!

.....That was 150 miles of tough riding on very potholed and gravely roads but we made it safely...What can I say about Murmansk so far?.....The only city north of the Arctic circle....Quite dirty & poluted but also seems a pretty friendly place....

....I think I need a new back tyre.....There's one waiting in Moscow but unfortunately over 3,000 miles of two-up riding has nearly finished it off...