Our hotel last night was…adequate. Breakfast in Poki surrounded by 4 dogs with longing eyes and wagging tails. Haghpat First stop this morning, a monastery. Yes, another one, but this one knocked my socks off. As you will see from the photos, it’s very unkempt and it seems barely touched…
Last night As we finished setting up camp, the heavens opened up. Given that we were in the property of a white water rafting operation, means we were close to a river. Checking the river at the time, it was trickling along and there were reasonably high banks on either…
You’d think that because we were so tired from the cumulative interrupted sleeps, we’ed sleep like babies, in a hotel. Not so, but this time it was self inflicted, gluttony. Jen ordered a local dish, and I a pizza. I could have survived on half the pizza but no, managed…
The uncertainties of camping. Our idyllic campsite on a flat mountain meadow changed from tranquility to tempest and back soon after getting to sleep, last night. Suddenly the wind got up, very strongly, and the Caranex started flapping. Within minutes were are struck side on, by rain and and a…
Well, that’s the name my weather app on the front of the phone tells me. As Jen said, it’s not far from Erzincan. A day of rest was badly needed. We found it vital when long distance cycling but the pressure has been on us to get to our destination…
A sublime camp. Jen a little concerned about our security but, we have not had the slightest concern in that department, since arriving in Tiurkiye. And So it proved. A tranquil night with cool temperatures. Yes, Turkey is now a different Turkiye. The sat-nav is set for the Turkish town…
I had the best sleep. No barking dogs, neighbours slamming doors. Tranquility. The lake gently lapping the shore about 50m away. The prime objective this morning is to download a map of Türkiye on the Sat-nav. We were camped too far away from the amenities block, and adequate wifi. That…
A day of contrasts. There was no sleep me last night. When fitting the new idler pulley at the roadside yesterday, the bolt provided holding the pulley to its aluminium mounting point was really not long enough. It went into the housing only a few threads. I guess with all…
4th of July. 250 years since Independence for Americans. Nothing more positive to be said. No, you can’t say that, as there are millions of amazing Americans, but there are some not so amazing ones too..:) You’ll know what I mean. This morning, after a great sleep, we had the…
Another early departure. 9.15am but made so much easier having breakfast made for us and with no need to pack up the tent and all the bedding. Staying in a hotel has some benefits. The staff though were, dour and humourless. You can certainly feel the Soviet influence even though…