The rain has stopped. But the campsite now resembles a small lake. Glad we didn’t put the tent up, the other tents are all soaked and everyone’s had to move into their cars to sleep.
Lazy morning paddling/playing catch on the campsite/lake with the other teams. Just going to head East towards Georgia this afternoon, the other three cars are all heading for the ferry from Baku across to Turkmenbashi. We’ll head south towards Iran at some point.
We’re driving up a pretty high hilly pass now, the other teams all have bigger engines and are speeding off into the distance, we’ll catch them on the way down though. No roof rack, way less air resistance!
Just drove past a lorry which had smashed through the central reservation, it’s really foggy now, we’re right in the clouds.
Rudolph’s seriously struggling on the up-hill sections now, they must be steeper than they look! Still fine with any downhill bits. Sky still looking very gloomy, and we’re on to Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire on the audiobooks already! Probably will manage to get through them all unless something dies and our trip ends early.
Just stopped at services for snacks and it actually feels cold! It’s the first time since we left Britain that I’ve put my hoody on to keep warm! I had it on in Nuremburg, but that was more to keep the smell in!
Just passed a truck loaded with kids in the back, all grinning, waving and giving us the thumbs up. Much better than the stern looks we keep getting from adults.
Just said goodbye to the Aussies, they need to push ahead as Fiona needs to be back to teach in August. Now we’re following the other two teams to see if we can find somewhere to camp or sleep in the car. It’s dark already! (8.30) Must be because we’re farther south and a long way east for the timezone, haven’t changed the clocks since Romania.
Just stopped at a very fancy looking service station where we bought some fruit and bread. The friendly guard tells us there’s a campsite 30km down the road, so we’re off to try and find it (following team Don’t Panic).
Found the place no problem – quite a big campsite between the road and the sea, 20 lira per car, quite expensive but we got away without paying for last night so it’s not too bad. Had some hot soup and bread, the first cooking we’ve actually done all trip. No problems with the stove at all. Actually going to sleep in the tent tonight too, and maybe a swim in the sea in the morning.
Photos from the day.
Lazy morning paddling/playing catch on the campsite/lake with the other teams. Just going to head East towards Georgia this afternoon, the other three cars are all heading for the ferry from Baku across to Turkmenbashi. We’ll head south towards Iran at some point.
We’re driving up a pretty high hilly pass now, the other teams all have bigger engines and are speeding off into the distance, we’ll catch them on the way down though. No roof rack, way less air resistance!
Just drove past a lorry which had smashed through the central reservation, it’s really foggy now, we’re right in the clouds.
Rudolph’s seriously struggling on the up-hill sections now, they must be steeper than they look! Still fine with any downhill bits. Sky still looking very gloomy, and we’re on to Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire on the audiobooks already! Probably will manage to get through them all unless something dies and our trip ends early.
Just stopped at services for snacks and it actually feels cold! It’s the first time since we left Britain that I’ve put my hoody on to keep warm! I had it on in Nuremburg, but that was more to keep the smell in!
Just passed a truck loaded with kids in the back, all grinning, waving and giving us the thumbs up. Much better than the stern looks we keep getting from adults.
Just said goodbye to the Aussies, they need to push ahead as Fiona needs to be back to teach in August. Now we’re following the other two teams to see if we can find somewhere to camp or sleep in the car. It’s dark already! (8.30) Must be because we’re farther south and a long way east for the timezone, haven’t changed the clocks since Romania.
Just stopped at a very fancy looking service station where we bought some fruit and bread. The friendly guard tells us there’s a campsite 30km down the road, so we’re off to try and find it (following team Don’t Panic).
Found the place no problem – quite a big campsite between the road and the sea, 20 lira per car, quite expensive but we got away without paying for last night so it’s not too bad. Had some hot soup and bread, the first cooking we’ve actually done all trip. No problems with the stove at all. Actually going to sleep in the tent tonight too, and maybe a swim in the sea in the morning.
Photos from the day.
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