26th June 2006 - Bakau
Arrived in Baku capital of Azerbiajn - a seamless intergration of East meets West, according to The Lonley Planet guide book. Anyway its certainly very western and secular and it's here we await sea cargo transportation for our truck across the Caspian to Turkmenistan on the northern border of Iran. The Turkmen are a nomadic people living in the Karakum Desert in some of the most remote scenery on earth. Their income is from carpet making and we will stay with then in their Yerts [round tent like homes] en route to the capital, Ashgabat where several more will join our group as we head into Uzbekistan.
Have largely given up on emails - it's too difficult and no facilities to upload photos so appologies for not mailing. You can still text us on our uk numbers if you want - infact as there is a GPS capability on the mobile network here I have been able to post the last 3 entries to this site from my phone - long may it last!
Keep us in your prayers and pray the wine we bought in Georgia holds out!
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