So the first part of the Journey is over. From the green fields of Goodwood, West Sussex to the dry and open land of Azerbaijan. This was the easy part of the trip and we knew it. Yes it has been tiring, yes it has been a long way down here but the roads were overall not that bad and so far we never woke up creazy early in the morning or drove during the night. This will change. This has changed and I'll tell you more later. First an update since the last post from Tbilisi.
The drive from Tbilisi to Baku proved to be way harder and longer than expected. We left early in the morning but it took us about 3 hours to cross the boarder with Azerbaijan. A lot of paperworks. While waiting we met up with two guys who are driving to Mongolia but have way more time on their hands, about 12 weeks and a much bigger car. We also met Elshan, a local guy who studied in Chicago, won the green card at the lottery but is back in Baku as he got engaged and now is waiting for his wife to get an American visa.
The drive from Tbilisi to Baku proved to be way harder and longer than expected. We left early in the morning but it took us about 3 hours to cross the boarder with Azerbaijan. A lot of paperworks. While waiting we met up with two guys who are driving to Mongolia but have way more time on their hands, about 12 weeks and a much bigger car. We also met Elshan, a local guy who studied in Chicago, won the green card at the lottery but is back in Baku as he got engaged and now is waiting for his wife to get an American visa.
We arrived in Baku after 8pm and were impressed by the wealth of the city. Expensive shops all around, nice buildings and big cars and, a nice surprise for my british team mates, a lot of "black cabs".
Tired and dirty we went to sleep ready for the next part of the jounrney...
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