Thursday 3 January 2008

Driving Facts

The roadtrip with Shlakiyah to Esfahan is finished.

On two tons of petrol, we drove 21.000 kilometres through 15 different countries. Surprisingly all border crossings were nearly hassle free, and we didn’t pay any bribes to corrupted officials. The most expensive part of the trip was through Turkey where petrol costs about 1.75 EUR per litre. The cheapest was Iran, with petrol for 0.07 EUR per litre, and no expenditure on alcohol.

The trip was a gamble from the start, because nobody could tell how good Shlakiyah’s 15 year old engine really is. It proved a prize in a raffle. No breakdowns, no flat tires. All we had to do was to change the engine oil and a bulb. Congratulations to Toyota!
As for the music; the most listened was Johnny Cash, who fitted well on endless roads.

Surprise

Upon return to Slovenia we got pleasantly surprised by a party thrown by Sonja. Thank you very much for inviting both captains and for a non-oriental breakfast. Similar scenario, though a bit more planned, followed a few days later. Thanks Klemen.