Next stop was 'Al Mintirib' and the so called 'door to the #sanddunes'. Our desire was to find an easy accesible campspot in the dunes, to have the experience of a night under a stary sky in the #desert. It was more touristic than expected. Almost every pickup stopped next to us to offer us a dune-tour (hi my friend...) and along the first visible dune were big villas and trash...
In the end we found a #campspot next to a soccerfield and the next day we pedaled on direction Nizwa
#cycling #oman

For lunch we cooked lentils (dal) with delicious #papadam. In the afternoon we pedaled on. On our right hand the vast, deserty #landscape with steep mountains in the background and from time to time a building complex and on our left hand we had the view over the sea, the golf of #oman. Shortly before sunset we found a #campspot at the beach. That night Marianne was our neighbour. We were quite excited when we saw her swiss carplate and figured out that she is from our hometown
#cycling #biel

We took a train from Katerini to #Thessaloniki, which is the only remaining train line that passes through the once important train station. On top of the hill overlooking the bustling city, we found our #campspot for the night and decided to pitch our tent on the basketball field to avoid some of the thousands of centipedes that emerged after sunset. The next day, october 28th, we witnessed the crazy flight show of jet fighters in the air, as it was #Greece's national day.
#cycling #biketooter

Suddenly the sunny and hot periode was finished. During the night it started to #rain out of buckets. So we waited inside the #tent until midday. Happy we had choosen a #campspot where it was possible to stay! The multiple hours of heavy rain soaked all of our bags on the bicycle. Luckily the new tent is yet totally leakfree
Yesterday we rested in a little appartment, tried to dry our stuff and used the tv-screen as a biggee computer screen to work...
#cycling
#italy

from Labé we cycled to a #campspot from #IOverlander. the next morning, when marc made coffee, the first #schoolkids came by. oh dear, there was a school nearby... at lunchtime up to ~50 #children were sitting around us, watching us making fire, cooking, eating, drinking coffee, packing our stuff.

to be honest; it was a real #nightmare!
at the picture it might look nice and harmless, but in reality it wasn't. they scream, shout, push each other against the fire or finger the bicycles...