Dear readers of Becky and AJ's amazing journey! I am Becky's mum Bianca, writing this post on her behalf as she is unable to do so. They are now well into the centre of Iran! Luckily we have been in touch by remote emails when and where she could connect BUT certain laws in Iran prevent them from accessing websites! Quite interesting! How different our lives can be from country to country! In that part of the middle east the people do not enjoy the freedom of the "world wide web" that we so take for granted.
As her loving and protective mother I am happy to report that they are both safe and experiencing parts of the world that most of us can only dream of. Sometimes a harsh and tough environment but they are determined to complete their goal. I am so proud of their guts and motivation! I will now enclose some of their very recent travels from an email Becky wrote me this morning!
"We have been riding mostly through desert, heading towards central Iran, currently staying in a place named Yazd, a very romantic desert town full of back streets, hidden bazaars and tasty delights. Next stop will be the ancient city of Persepolis and Shiraz. Interesting overnight stops so far have included a night in the desert out at the Kaluts, recorded as the hottest place in the world during summer followed by a night sleeping in a cave! After riding through a sand wind storm, just terrible, we finally arrived in a village where the entire town lives in man made caves over 2000 years old. We really felt like we were in the Flinstones... I kid you not!! It was awesome!
The people are amazing and it is great to finally have a break from the constant police escorts experienced in Pakistan. Persia is a magical place where gold is bountiful, the tea tasty and greetings extremely warm and friendly."
For everyone that knows my Bec, the thought of her sleeping in a DESERT and a CAVE in IRAN is just mind boggling! How brave are they!
Becky will continue to update their Big Ride blog as soon as she is able and thanks everyone for their support and donations! In the meantime I will keep you updated until she can!
Written by Bianca Urwin 29th March 2011
As her loving and protective mother I am happy to report that they are both safe and experiencing parts of the world that most of us can only dream of. Sometimes a harsh and tough environment but they are determined to complete their goal. I am so proud of their guts and motivation! I will now enclose some of their very recent travels from an email Becky wrote me this morning!
"We have been riding mostly through desert, heading towards central Iran, currently staying in a place named Yazd, a very romantic desert town full of back streets, hidden bazaars and tasty delights. Next stop will be the ancient city of Persepolis and Shiraz. Interesting overnight stops so far have included a night in the desert out at the Kaluts, recorded as the hottest place in the world during summer followed by a night sleeping in a cave! After riding through a sand wind storm, just terrible, we finally arrived in a village where the entire town lives in man made caves over 2000 years old. We really felt like we were in the Flinstones... I kid you not!! It was awesome!
The people are amazing and it is great to finally have a break from the constant police escorts experienced in Pakistan. Persia is a magical place where gold is bountiful, the tea tasty and greetings extremely warm and friendly."
For everyone that knows my Bec, the thought of her sleeping in a DESERT and a CAVE in IRAN is just mind boggling! How brave are they!
Becky will continue to update their Big Ride blog as soon as she is able and thanks everyone for their support and donations! In the meantime I will keep you updated until she can!
Written by Bianca Urwin 29th March 2011
Bianca thank you so much for posting this!! I am a friend of Becky's in Singapore and was beginning to worry we hadn't heard anything from the two in a while. xx
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