Had a good sleep despite James managing to pitch the tent so that the only lump around was right in the middle of my back! We’re going to head to Tabriz today, maybe stay in a Hostel tonight and have our first showers since Istanbul.
Stopped to buy some water – about $1.60 for 6 bottles, seems pretty cheap. The shopkeeper and a passing trucker seemed very interested in our cars and the photos of Europe.
Due to Russell’s dodgy navigation, we’ve taken a wrong turn down towards Salmas, but we’ve decided to stick with it and drive alongside a huge lake for a while on our way to Tabriz.
Just stopped for a pee break next to a field of the tallest sunflowers I’ve ever seen! Some of them must be about 12 feet tall! TB4 doesn’t like to hot start apparently, so we’re stuck waiting in the sun until it cools down a bit.
Just got to the “beach” at Uromiyeh Lake, people seem to be allowed out in just shorts/trunks to swim. We’re going to slap on some sun cream and go for a swim. It’s a long walk across a salt flat first though.
Wow, that was bizarre! I had heard that you can float really easily in the dead sea, and this is just a big salt-lake, but I didn’t realize just how easily we’d float on it, it’s such a strange feeling! Downside: it tastes bloody horrible and you DON’T want to get it anywhere near your eyes! As we were walking back to the cars, all the water evaporated too, so we were covered in a film of salt. Never mind, there were showers next to the cars anyway. Now we’re off to Tabriz again.
Finally got into Tabriz and parked – just followed TB4 around in the mad city traffic. Absolutely love it here, lots of people waving at us from their cars, asking where we’re from and shouting ‘Welcome to Iran!’ I still can’t quite believe we’re in Iran! They all seem amazed to see us, it’s like being celebrities or something. I wonder how much of it comes from following such an oddly shaped car and how much is just because they rarely see Westerners.
Just been for a wander, found a shop with a very friendly guy serving, who actually teaches English in Tabriz and even offered to pay for our crisps and juice out of his own pocket! Then we found a very cheap hotel - $25 for all four of us! Nice clean toilets and even a shower! We’re just heading out for pizza at a place along the road now.
Pizzas were fantastic, stuffed now. Just checking emails then off to sleep.
Photos from the day
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