Heavily laden I left Soldatna to ride the remaining 32k (20 miles) to couchsurfers Axel and Vamori's camp but I only got 5k (3 miles) out of town before my rear tire punctured - a metal wire had penetrated it. However, as always bad things are followed by good ones – one minute after getting back on the bike a big moose was running alongside me on the road but unfortunately it disappeared before I got a picture…