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102 Ship day 01, 30.10.18

Posted on 2018-11-11 by Martin

Slept well, but first time awake at 3:30, getting up at 5:30. Want to achieve some bodily goals, mostly regarding mobility for the “Asian squat” (I tend to fall back, because lack of flexibility in my lower legs) and I … Continue reading →

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101 from Dubai 29.10.2018

Posted on 2018-10-29 by Martin

Gray had another early morning dragon boat training session and when I got up at 6:30, he already was back! He then did some gardening and then we had to say good bye (if CMA CGM Columba really goes today … Continue reading →

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100 swim in Dubai 28.10.2018

Posted on 2018-10-28 by Martin

Finally, after 3 days in Dubai, I went to the beach for a swim. I really can’t tell if I like or dislike swimming, but I know that it is kind of healthy and there are not too many as … Continue reading →

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099 in Dubai Marina 27.10.2018

Posted on 2018-10-27 by Martin

Again, Gray and I left shortly after 7:00 and made a high-speed ride to Marina. Gray is some years older than me and I hope to be similar fit then! The Dubai Marina is a 7km long pedestrian zone around … Continue reading →

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098 Dubai beach ride 26.10.2018

Posted on 2018-10-27 by Martin

Gray is also an early bird, so we left around 7-something for a bike ride. We just closed the garden door, it is not necessary to lock anything, because Dubai is a very safe place. Partly, you can explain that … Continue reading →

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097 to Dubai 25.10.2018

Posted on 2018-10-27 by Martin

The night was hard enough because of the seats but additionally, there were 2-3 guys talking sometimes very loudly. First, I thought the tried to make conversation over several rows, but they were direct neighbours. When I was in a … Continue reading →

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096 to Bandar Abbas 24.10.2018

Posted on 2018-10-26 by Martin

As a nervous person, I woke up early, because still I was more than 250km from the port where I should leave at 21h (and be there at 17h). So, my bags were packed soon. At 7:30, Majid started packing … Continue reading →

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095 still Lar, never Bandar Lengeh 23.10.2018

Posted on 2018-10-23 by Martin

In the morning I prepared a route to several bookstores (I only had found one, Nader helped me from Mashad with more addresses), because I wanted to find something for Taha (and Matin?) to get into English and/or to buy … Continue reading →

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094 Lar musical evening 22.10.18

Posted on 2018-10-23 by Martin

The night was short again, I could not fall asleep although I was tired. The hallucinations were more pleasant than yesterday but still disturbing and the Azan (call for prayer) did a better job than necessary at 4 a.m.. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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093 Lar, not Bandar Lengeh 21.10.18

Posted on 2018-10-21 by Martin

Today I would have made my last bike trip in Iran. In my plan, I would have gone farer than Bastak yesterday, to make the last part to B. Lengeh (150km) shorter and to sleep in my tent for a … Continue reading →

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