Fjällbonäs-FarAwayistan:
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Shaving,
virgins, Big Problems and Turkish coffee..,
An exciting day. The day began with us landing in the middle of a
Turkish wedding. A beautifully framed car, I think. Just when I pulled
alongside to take a picture of the happy couple, the car turned into
a side street.
A couple of days have passed and I realise I have forgotten my shaving
kit in Fjällbonäs. Rob, accompanying us a couple of days,
seems to have strong beard’s growth. If he decided to convert
to Islam, he would be the envy of everybody.
Talking of religions, we happened onto the the topic of sucide bombers,
all horrified at the idea. I told the group that I had read that all
martyrs would have 78 virgins in Heaven. Lukas thought about this
and then added: ”If I had the choice, I’d prefer 78 professionals”.
The comment is, so far, the best comment of the trip.
Leaving Turkey had its moments. I had lost my trailer, but the trailer
was noted in my passport. The custom’s computer did a backward
somersault.
BIG PROBLEM
After 5-6 hours we had managed to be chauffeured in a police car with
blue lights flashing and be invited to a meal of Turkish pizza by
the local military commander. When I wanted to pay for it, he refused
payment and said, the military would take care of it. Then he woke
up the sleeping local prosecutor and made him fill out a report on
the theft of my trailer. Phew!
Have just ordered a cup of Turkish coffee, as I write this. Cups are
more the thumb-size but the strength of the coffee surpasses even
the home-brewed spirits we find around Björnidet and makes that
taste like holy water.
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