The awards for the best police stops are in!

The awards for the best police stops are in! Best saving: Chris for getting off of an $80 bribe from 5 policemen through sheer persistence and not under standing the word 'dollar'. Best speeding stop: Ian for getting stopped doing 78km in a 40km zone, on a road with no speed signs! Let off with a warning. Most stops in an hour: Nick for getting pulled over 3 times, twice in 2 mins, and not getting any fines. But then last night our west country charm and good looks finally failed us. Nick got pulled over and was 'fined' $30 for not stopping quickly enough! Our usual tactics failed, and he was put in the back of a police van and told he would face prison on fake marijuana charges! After much deliberating we decided it was probably best to bail him out, as it was his turn to drive next and we were tired! We left with lots of smiles and are now best friends with those policemen who told us we can now cross their check point as much as we like, bribe free. We felt honoured, such generosity! 1200km to go in Kazak, which is a really nice place.