Category: STAGE FIVE Riding Across Iran

DAY ONE… Arriving in Iran We are all waiting in our rooms for our supper which we have opted to have at the hotel (no other options!). The staff here…

DAY TWO… Sightseeing in Qom A thunderstorm this morning and rain on arrival yesterday. I have to say the weather is dampening my spirits. Rain is forecast for three days….

DAY THREE… 44.5 miles (71 km) An easy ride today. Roads skirting round the jagged peaks of the mountains and skimming the very edge of the desert. The roads were…

DAY FOUR… Sightseeing in Kashan Woke to deafening burst of song from tiny sparrow like birds in the trees outside, in the courtyard garden. At breakfast we have learnt that…

DAY FIVE… 36.75 miles (59 km) Earlyish start, as it wasn’t raining (8.30am). It was pleasantly cool and overcast. We drove about 7km out of Kashan and then began our…

DAY SIX… 42.5 miles (68 km) Luckily no rain this morning as we set off on a 28km downhill ride from Abyaneh to yesterday’s lunch stop. Dogs were there again,…

DAY SEVEN… Sightseeing in Isfahan We met up with Maryam, who had been our guide in Isfahan last year, today and because we had two guides Tim and I were…

DAY EIGHT… 38.25 miles (61.25 km) Large breakfast, in fact, the best so far. Buffet style so absolutely no limits on what you could eat. We left Esfahan in the…

DAY NINE… 44 miles (70 km) Awoke to find ourselves in the heart of the mountains. Mrs. Reza was busy preparing breakfast for us; lemon and honey tea, but where…

DAY TEN… 49.5 miles (79 km) Thankfully the ride today was easy; downhill with the wind behind us for much of the way and only one easy climb of 400…