TURN ADN BURN BABY!!
It sounds cool, but we didn’t really burn, more like a 3 point turn at the border then slowly worked our way home starting with a mangal on the way to Van, the road started nice, then got wild. And by wild I mean narrow with a few 100 meter drop off the side, there was no way to even “film” it for Instagram it was so shit. But with the decision to turn around we found a small stream and parked up.
The road in question:
During lunch we heard some weird noises, which happen to be a pair of tortoises mating. Surprisingly loud for small creatures, but all the power to them.
After a night in Van we headed back to the border and wound our way through the lovely road retracing my steps on the way in.
Of course, since we now had a few extra days to kill Asareh may have suggested turning to go to Iraq, I mean the road sign was there, we didn’t need visas. So why not? We drove for an extra 45 minutes to the border crossing, only to be denied crossing due to, for once not us, but the L200, with the setup and canopy it is considered a weapon of war, therefore is only eligible to cross at the main border. So with that plan out the window, mangal, of course without the local knowledge we actually parked on the edge of an unsigned mine field, but luckily a local came quicky and informed us, we were still safe for lunch, the main concern was actually Pina going for an explore. So with him under close watch we enjoyed some time before heading back to the main highway.
Our stop for the night is in Mardin as I need to collect my new car parts.
