Samarqand (Uzbekistan) to Denav (Uzbekistan)

It's amazing; you don't see a hill for weeks then several come along at once. Into the backwoods today, the road surfaces were fine but you can tell we're getting to the extreme end of the country. I've learnt that when you're reaching a border the mountains start to close in on you I guess they're the natural barriers that originally defined the lines between tribes. We have a couple of stream crossings and a huge storm - mountain weather again - but no incidents. The hotel in Denav is weird the downstairs is a huge supermarket selling only vodka there must be hundreds of brands, the rooms are ok but they couldn't seem to figure out how to check us in - like nobody ever stays here. We drop lucky and there's a traditional Uzbeck wedding on at the hotel in the evening - lots of dancing girls and actually quite good music. The boys were all set for a session then suddenly at 9:30 they all upped and left leaving the boys dancing by themselves - odd