Time to update you on our progress. There has been none.
We've been in Baku for 2 nights now, camping at the port customs area waiting for a fax to arrive from Turkmenistan confirming that we are allowed to get on the boat. This has finally arrive today at 13:00 after having to do a lot of chasing around to the British Embassy and making phone calls to the rally organisers. To be honest, I (Tim) have done nothing but sit around drinking tea and napping under a tree.
There are 5 teams in Camp Baku - Operation Panda, Smith Monkey Madness, OB1-2-GOBI, Genghis Can and Team Fiesta. We've been out in the town, seen a few sites and generally relaxed in preparation for the craziness that Turkmenistan will no doubt bring. Apparently it's 50 degrees over in the capital at the moment.
We hope to get on a boat tonight which means we should be there some time in the next few days. They can take a while as they randomly stop in the Caspian for no reason.
Who knows when the next update will be? I'm not sure if they have computers in the Turkmen desert.
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2 comments:
Ah well boys, at least you have company!
We hope the delay is not spoiling the overall enjoyment of your fantastic journey. I won't depress you with tales of how far other groups have got - just did I think.......Remember it's not a race, soak up the experiences, smell those roses.
Better fortune from here on in,
David and Helen x
Indeed, a race it is not. Everyone coming through the Southern route has been held up so we're not alone. We still haven't left Baku, but it's all sorted and fingers crossed we should be on the afternoon boat tomorrow.
There are teams rocking up every now and again and we're not concerned about how long it's taking since we can just chill out and enjoy ourselves.
We do feel a little like political refugees. The car is stuck on the other side of Az customs since the 3 day passport we were given for it has now expired. Strangely, both Tom and I have 90 day tourist visas so should we be held up any longer we can rent a flat or something!
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