(Daniel) I woke up at around 10am, to find two baby camels walking around outside the tents. The Belugis from last night 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 so close, 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.
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! Bobek left us and went off to work, while the three of us checked into the Silk Road. The Hotel itself is really beautiful, it is made of mud, and has a central courtyard, with rooms all around it. The courtyard was covered but in the summer they remove this for the hot weather, which is already starting to show. The place is situated in the old city, the part that is the second oldest inhabited city in the world.
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, down a maze of alleys. Without a guide it is too difficult to find your way around here. As everywhere you look, small alleys and doorways lead to squares and bazaars, and people fly along these lanes on motorbikes.
The restaurant, converted from a 250 year old traditional house, with beautiful courtyard, had 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. This hotels sells a non alcoholic beer made by Baltika, which is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. When I checked the label, it actually shows 0.5% alcohol, I wondered if anyone had noticed.
Distance Driven 570km