(English version below)
Un cop caminades Tailàndia, Birmània, Bangladesh, Índia, Pamir, Tadjikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Azerbaidjan i Geòrgia amb aproximadament gairebé uns 9.900 quilòmetres als peus, ara ens endinsem a Turquia.
For those of you counting, we have walked Thailand, Burma, Bangladesh, India, Pamir, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Azerbaijan and, now, Georgia. With about almost 9,900 kilometers on our feet, we cross into Turkey.
Després de Tailàndia caminàvem Birmània per encabat saltar a Àsia central per poder caminar Pamir, Tadjikistan i Uzbekistan evitant el seu cru hivern, així com també l’asfixiant monsó a Bangladesh i Índia. A continuació vàrem reprendre la ruta a Bangladesh, un pèl massa aviat per que les primeres setmanes ens ofegàvem de calor, humitat i en alguna que altra tempesta de final de monsó. Entrar a Índia per passar tot l’hivern ens va regalar perfectes temperatures diürnes, però poques hores de llum amb fredes nits i matinades on la boira espessa ens va acabar de congelar. L’operació quirúrgica de Jenn va marcar una important fita durant l’estada a Índia. Des de maig a juliol vàrem caminar Iran per creuar Azerbaidjan durant un agost severament calorós que ens va causar forces problemes, però després hem gaudit d’un molt bon setembre a través de les muntanyes, valls i rius del sud de Geòrgia.
Ara anem a Turquia on ens esperen molts quilòmetres fins arribar a Europa.
Aquesta breu entrada és per ’informar’ que no tenim ni idea de quina serà la connectivitat, accés a internet, a electricitat per carregar el mòbil… de que disposarem, pel que consegüentment, no tenim ni idea de si podrem mantenir la freqüència de publicacions a la web i a les xarxes socials.
Mirarem de fer-ho tan sovint com ens sigui possible, però com sempre, si no podem comunicar-nos, actualitzar o publicar com fins ara, assumiu que estem feliçment caminant entre bones persones i sobretot, que estem bé (o molt bé).
Així doncs, faré / farem el que bonament podrem, sense oblidar-nos de tots vosaltres que molt amablement ens seguiu, us interesseu per nosaltres, ens recolzeu i doneu ànims per continuar i als que us estem MOLT agraïts.
Nota: La foto de la portada és el mar Negre des de Geòrgia, a tocar de la frontera. Al fons a la dreta ja tenim Turquia.
La nostra ruta a Geòrgia | Our route through Georgia
La nostra ruta general | Our general route
English version
It seems like we just got to Georgia, and poof! here we are at another border crossing! This time, we’re crossing from Georgia into Turkey, where we will follow the Black Sea westward.
Georgia was good to us, and the landscape was beautiful. We had some hot days initially, but cooler fall temperatures were a welcomed change. We had dry mountain stretches, gorgeous green parts, lakes, rivers and, finally, the Black Sea. We had two big mountain passes in the lower Caucasus range of +2000 meters (about 6500 feet), saw medieval fortresses, walked on old bridges and ate lots of delicious bread.
Georgia’s approximately 550 kilometers inches us closer to the 10,000-kilometer milestone. But, we’re not quite there yet. A few days in Turkey should help us reach that goal. For now, we’re happy to have done about 9,900 kilometers.
As always, we have no idea what our connectivity will be like for the next few weeks, or how soon we’ll be back online. Crossing borders means getting new money, new SIM cards and figuring things out in another language we don’t speak.
But, don’t worry! We have scheduled a few blogs about Georgia for the beginning of October.
We’ll post about Turkey here and on Instagram when we can.
Thanks for walking with us!
Lluís,
Congratulations on your journey, it must be about 2 years now. We must meet in Barcelona on your return. It was very interesting to read your comments on Iran and how hospitable the people were.
Our daughter, Mila, was born in Astrakhan (city) which is not too far from where you are now.
Keel up the good work, Paddy and Michelle from Ireland.
Dear Michelle & Paddy,
Thank you very much for following us, for reading our posts and for your comments. It will be a big pleasure, as always, to meet you again once back home. Big hugs for all of you!