Day 63 – 8th June 2014 Erzurum
I woke at 7am and felt the ‘usual positive Dan’ which had been on & off for the past few weeks. I knew I didn’t have the visa but last nights news was confirmed by a further mail from the agency sent overnight confirming they have a guide and she also smiled and laughed when […]
Day 62 – 7th June 2014 Erzurum
Trying to locate the shipping company that had my tyres wasn’t as easy as I assumed. After many people giving me directions and a ‘Police escort’ I collected them and a biker took me to a motorbike mechanic for fitting. By 11.00am I had new Heidenau K60’s Scout’s fitted. The rest of the day was […]
Day 61 – 6th June 2014 leave 11.30am Miles rode 196 Trabzon – Erzurum
Now I’m getting really pissed off. Seyfettin is a great guy, he let me stay at his house, took me out for a meal and today took Garth and I to the Iran embassy. Seyfettin, anytime you come to England you are welcome at my house, thanks. The Iran embassy had big smiles and welcomed […]
Day 60 – 5th June 2014 leave 11.00am Miles rode 143 Batumi – Trabzon
Up early and off to the Iran Consulate to try and get a visa, the answer was a big NO so back to the hotel, check out and head to Trabzon, Turkey where many people said it was easier to get one there. The riding was good with the mountains one side and the sea […]
Days 55 – 59 4th June 2014 Batumi
For those that asked – I’m still alive… For the last 5 days I have been in Batumi, Georgia waiting around to progress the Iran visa with Garth. It’s been a combination of frustration at the lack of visa progress and enjoying the company of fellow overlanders passing through. Jindrich from Czech Republic was with […]
Destination Unknown . . .
Day 54 – 30th May 2014 Batumi
Lazy day on the beach…
Armenia
Wonderful, calm, relaxed. Armenia is again a country of two halves, the very poor country and the modern, progressive Yerevan with people getting on like in cities all over the world. Yerevan people are lovely, relaxed and interested in visitors, I couldn’t think of a better city to have a weekend away in, many things […]
Day 53 – 29th May 2014 Batumi
I slept in then sat outside a cafe drinking coffee until midday in the sun watching life go by. The women here are beautiful. I think I’ll stay for at least 3 days and relax, enjoy the beach, sun and life. Garth and I went to the beach in the afternoon and later in the […]
Day 52 – 28th May 2014 leave 8.00am Miles rode 270 Tbilisi – Batumi
My friends will tell you I have a propensity for acts of stupidity! The sat nav said I would arrive in Batumi at 2pm. I was told the main road to Batumi was good but again the sat nav decided it knew better as it turned left off the main road after only 15km. I […]
Day 51 – 27th May 2014 leave 8.45am Miles rode 173 Yerevan – Tbilisi
I’ll miss Yerevan, it has been a pleasure to have stayed there, everyone has been great and I have made many friends. There aren’t many cities I think ‘it would be good to live here’ but Yerevan is one of them. As I rode away I had the weather on my side, blue skies a […]
Day 50 – 26th May 2014 leave 9.30am Miles rode 188 Yerevan – mountains & back.
I felt down all bloody morning and couldn’t work out why I was riding my bike around the country when it looked the same as the ride to Yerevan I did a few days ago. Nothing makes sense when your having a ‘down day’. Just after midday I was at the top of a mountain […]