So this morning we have a new plan for the next few days after an attack by members of the PKK (The Kurdish Workers Party) on Turkish soldiers which happened overnight, with nine people killed and others wounded. There’s not been…
Farewell Iran (stage 99)
Not a very restful night, as Andreas put it Came for the mosquitos, stayed for the barking dogs. so everyone was up and about earlier than strictly necessary, myself included, and ready to get out and riding. The good news…
Leaving Tabriz (stage 98)
We were moving earlier than planned this morning – it seems that I’m now programmed to wake up at 0500 and despite the fact that I didn’t need to this morning I still did. I dozed through till 0615, then…
Fascinating Tabriz (rest day)
Awake shortly after 0700 which isn’t too bad I guess, though I’d have been quite happy for that to have been later. One thing I’m really looking forward to when I get home is a decent breakfast, with things like…
Down to Tabriz (stage 97)
Something of a sleep in this morning with breakfast at 0700 at which point it was a rather crisp 3ºC, so while I’m happy that the afternoons have become somewhat cooler I’m not impressed with the mornings being so chilly…
The endless valley (stage 96)
Never mind death by a thousand paper-cuts, the middle of today felt like death by an endless 1% climb – in the end we spent 95km climbing gradually through the same valley which was starting to send me slightly crazy…
Retail therapy before a ride (stage 95)
Unlike us, Iranians don’t rise early! I decided that I was going to stay in town this morning until I could change money and make my purchase before setting off to ride today’s stage. Fari has located a money exchange…
Round in circles (stage 94)
It did indeed get pretty chilly overnight – it was 8ºC when I set off this morning just before sunrise – a sign of things to come I suspect. Out on the road and it was still a bit gloomy…
A ho-hum kinda day (stage 93)
We got off to an earlier start than I thought necessary with a hotel breakfast at 0630 and in theory a bus departure at 0700. We finally left at 0745 which made getting up at 0600 seem even more pointless!…
Teaming Tehran (rest day two)
Look what I found in the hotel desk draw – to be expected I guess 🙂 Sleeping, breakfast and then bike maintenance to start the day – nothing major I just needed to give the drive train of my bike…