OK, the day started well- slept till 9 and bought the tickets for the ferry. That was no problem since we ‘reserved’ from istanbul and included in the 340€ is cabin No. 1. Definately not cheap, but the only way to get to russia since it is not possible to go across Georgia.
First we decided to give the bike a good (and first) washing- hoping a clean looking bike will somehow speed things up at customs 😉
We are supposed to be at the boat/customs at 15:00, ETD 18-19:00. Keep fingers crossed …
16:00 arrived at ferry- except for the waiting, everything went smoothly
We got a minute cabin and although we were glad we got it at all, it turned out extremly hot and stuffy- actually I wld wake up totally drenched in sweat and claustrophobic. But the atmosphere on the boat was great- warm and lively. There was dancing and a lot of talking- but no drinking (rammadan i guess, but everybody sticking to it was a first).
It was an amazing experience, unlike a greek ferry, more like something you wld expect in south america, africa. But more quiet and peacefull. We met 2 young italians, members of the anual mongolia ralley- starting in london always. As far as i understood, the car needs to be older than 10 years 😉
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