25/8 : the next border

Early wakeup with a shining sunlight over the mountains and blue skies, surrounded by soaring eagles, les cracottes/beschuitjes with Nutella were appreciated. Ever changing sceneries brought us from the deep green forest to higher dryer plateaus up to Quchan. The relaxed morning quickly turned out to a rally trip between Quchan and the border to meet the closing time of the Iranian boarder. In less than one hour the exit administration was completed.

The Turkmenistan border amazed us by their strict, however very efficient organization allowing us to be on route to Ashgabat in less than 1 and a half hour.  The 35km downhill to Ashgabat went very quickly and offered us suddenly and unexpected an eagle view on the city of Ashgabat.

When looking for a hotel, we drove around and wandered around the new Ashgabat; an example of cleanliness and grandiosity; nothing to envy Abu Dhabi or Dubai.  The award was a good beer in the British Pub.

To be continued in a couple of days.

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