(Daniel) This morning, I woke up at around 10am, and found that two baby camels were walking around outside the tents. The Belugis were still hanging around, and one of them took me for a ride on his motorbike to the mountains 6km away. It was amazing, as they looked more like 600 meters away, but just never seemed to get any closer! After we returned the guide had prepared a simple breakfast, and we ate this before packing away the camp, and clearing the site. The Tehranis went off with the guide to go Camel trekking, and Bobek, myself, Rowan and Gabby then returned to Yazd, when we arrived, Bobek went off to work, while the three of us checked into the Silk Road Hotel.

The Hotel that we are staying in is really beautiful, it has a central courtyard, with rooms all around it. The courtyard is covered at the moment but soon they will remove the cover for the hot weather that is already starting to show. The Hotel itself is situated in the old city, the part that is the second oldest inhabited city in the world. And without a guide it is too difficult to find your way around here. Everywhere you look, small alleys criss cross the squares and bazaars, and people fly around these lanes on motorbikes.

After saying goodbye to Zara, Daniel and all the guys from Tehran, we headed back to Yazd and checked in to the Silk Road Hotel, a really nice place, and at $10 per night for my single room, who could complain!  We spent the rest of the day chilling out after the crazy night before, and only got up again to go out for Gabbies birthday dinner at another hotel, converted from a 250 year old traditional house, with beautiful courtyard, and amazing décor.  The food was great, and the waiter hilarious.  Sated, we walked home to the Silk Road, and had a Hooka Waterpipe in the main courtyard washed down with tea, then went to bed.

Distance Driven 570km

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