41. Stage 'Lake Karakul'

Today I decided to continue to Lake Karakul and camp there for 1-2 nights. I somehow missed Gerrit. The drive there was quite good, with the usual exceptions. Upon arriving in Karakul, I met Benjamin, whom I had also met before in Murghab. After a shared meal, we decided to camp together and drive across the border to Sarytash, Kyrgyzstan the next day. The overnight stay by the lake was initially very idyllic. However, the night brought us very low temperatures, so I hardly got any sleep. On top of that, I had a bout of diarrhea that forced me out of the tent multiple times.