(Daniel) As the desert sun rose, the heat quickly increased, making it impossible to sleep, despite our sore heads and late night.
We found some cans of food in the trailer, and cooked these on what was left of the fire, before packing up the camp. In an effort to wake up, I took a short walk in the desert and looked back across wonderful views of open plains of sand.
There is a feeling to the vast desert which is hard to describe. It is unlike forests or buildings, where there is always the knowledge that you are enclosed. That behind a wall, door or tree, there could be someone else present. In the desert, there is only wind, sand and air. It is a secure feeling, of genuine solitude. Which makes you feel safe, and I knew that when we left, I would long for that feeling again, just as I longed to share it with Rowan and Gabby as soon as I could.
After returning to the wolf, and orienting ourselves with the GPS tracks from yesterday, we headed across the dunes to the village. We took a different route back, via Anarak, stopping first for the Hossain’s lunch again, and then at an area of desert we came across with snow on the ground. not far beyond this was a beautiful looking building, long abandoned when the water ran dry. We explored the building, and I pondered the value of the huge doors which had been left behind.
As we drove, Bobek told me about Yazd, and ancient city which was next on our route. I agreed to take him there tomorrow when we left, on condition that we would do more camping in the desert when we got there.
Back in Esfehan, I found Rowan and Gabby and told them about the adventures we had. We planned the next stage of our route, and met up with the boys for dinner, before packing up for our journey in the morning.
Distance Driven 290 miles