DAY FOURTEEN… 28 miles (45 km) A sunny morning and a big spread for breakfast. The family returned to their home that they had vacated for us at great haste…
DAY 13… Persepolis to Dorodzan Lake
DAY THIRTEEN… 59.5 miles (95 km) We left Persepolis (Apadana Hotel) with its beautiful blue sky and unusual bird song and headed off to our next destination, a homestay about…
DAY 12… Shiraz & Persepolis
DAY TWELVE… Sightseeing in Persepolis Rose at 6.45am, usual time…. to squeeze in a little time at the bazaar. It’s hard to spend a little time at the bazaar as…
DAY 11… Shiraz
DAY ELEVEN… Sightseeing in Shiraz Visit to the pink mosque, famed for its stained glass windows. Many Iranians come here to pose for photos in the colourful light as the…
DAY 10… Yasuj to Shiraz
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…
DAY 09… Vanak Ecolodge to Yasuj
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 08… Isfahan to Vanak Ecolodge
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 07… Isfahan
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 06… Abyaneh to Isfahan
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 05… Kashan to Abyaneh
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…