Day 94: Esfahan - Meymeh (102km) - Distance travelled so far 5,060km " Harsh headwinds and the jolly kebab chef"
On the road again...... Turkey in our sights...Yeahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! We head out of Esfahan, (holier than thou) and with legs ready to pump more kilometers. The weather is still cold and wet (at times) so its a little unusual for us. Come to think of it..it's probably a sign of things to come...ie, "European style" weather conditions....
The country side is becoming more green...and more hilly....
The roads hard-shoulders are extremely handy for us to cycle in....
Road-side Mosques are such a frequent sight...
A novel way to pull a trailer....(just stick a tyre underneath!!!)
Fresh pasture one minute....then absolute nothingness...that's Iran for you
One thing we do know these days, is that the winds have picked up considerably. Strong gusts have meant that our usually speedy 25km per/hr has been depeleted right down to 15km per/hr for large chunks of the day...It is tough going and cycling feels like an "uphill" climb
More sweets given to us by the Locals...
Farsi inscriptions on the Iranian Mountains...
Pulling out again after a roadside tea-break...
Came across this funny little man....when we stopped for lunch..Kebabs again!!!
Check out the below vid's.....He most definatley entertained us!!!
Adorable!!!!!!
Strong winds can pick up in these valleys..Bad news for us cyclists...
Newly formed boyband....CHUNKS OF IRANIAN HUNKS
As we have said, Iran is so hospitable to the point that we hardly need to camp here at all, simply because people offer us home stays, schools and other lodgings..It's quite astonishing. We can come into any town knowing that somebody will assist us...Lucky us eh!!
Just follow us and we will sort you out for lodgings.....
We came into Mey Meh pretty late (about 5:30pm, 6pm) freezing cold and hoping that we could "swing" some free accomodation. We headed straight for the local Mosque, where we were helped straight away. The locals guided us to the local school where they told us to bed down in comfort for the night...The school had everything a touring cyclist would need...Warmt, blankets, kitchen and a hot shower...Perfect!!!
Our very own school for the night...Gas fire...shower and kitchen...Nice!!!!!
Let me stand next to your (gas) fire!!!!
W/C avec La Douche.....
Day 95: Meymeh - Delijan (77km) - Distance travelled so far 5,137km "Our meeting with a Hyena and Freezing Iranian Weather"
Naughty shot of Mike's Dawes Galaxy...
Pretty cold..but onwards we go....
The weather is absolutley freezing this morning...(3-4 celcuis at least)....Jumping jacks and lots of "hands on arses" was called upon to subdue the numbness that rippled through our purplely/orangey toned hands...Not a morning for cycling to be honest....
Ladies with Chadors conversing in the cold desert...
Iranians go through mountains......luckily fo us!!!!!!!
Who thought that Iran was hot all the time!!....Damn cold towards the North...
Look Daddy...No hands!!!!!
Man versus Mountain
Brian looking hot as we enter Delijan
Pics with locals sporting funny hair...(just like us!!!)
Cocksure
When we entered Delijan pretty early...we came across some pretty cool guys (pictured with us below)....They sorted us out a place to stay in their local school....We decided to do a bit of sight seeing and meet the guys later on to get into the school.....It unfortunately transpired that the lads on their way back to meet us....came across a huge car accident (which left 10 people dead, including 9 camels) and by the time they met us, they were fairly shaken up by things...We thus decided to check into a hostel for the night....Worked out fine to be fair....
