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We had a bit of cooler temperatures to 31 in the hills, but it was over 40 for the last 45 minutes into the city.
Our traditional/boutique hotel is near the main square and down one of the very narrow laneways of this adobe city. Step one get into the aircon and have a quick rest. We are all a bit delirious from the heat. The hotel owner drove us a few km away to a restaurant that was serving food in the late afternoon. This is a challenge in ramadan. Now back for a bit longer rest on a very full stomach. In the evening after 8 it was a bit cooler and after 9 you can get something to eat, but as it was still hot we decided on ice-cream for dinner.
 Iran-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
 Iran-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
 Iran-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
These charity boxes are everywhere in Iran.
 Iran-23 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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6 Jul 2017
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Today we will see a few of the sights of the city, but you have to be done this by 1 when it will be over 40. We started out with a visit to the fire temple which is a place of worship for Zoroastrians.
 Iran by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
 Iran-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
 Iran-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
The towers of silence is a Zoroastrian site that was used for “burial” until 60 years ago. They believe the body must be purified after death (a corpse is considered a host for decay) and this is done by leaving it in the sun to be cleaned to bones by vultures and then the bones dissolved by lye. It is a bit of a hike up, but it is only 30 ish now at 9 am.
 Iran-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
 Iran-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
 Iran-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Next stop is a garden complex that has a wind tunnel. This is a natural air-condition unit. It is an inferno out and we retreated to the hotel and after all theses long days we were asleep all afternoon. We ventured out again after 8 for some food and a stroll.
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7 Jul 2017
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There are many signs warning of camels, but we did not see any until 30 km from our destination.
 Tabas Iran-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Finally some camels!!
 Iran-31 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
 Iran-32 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Our hotel is small cabins that are very nice and most importantly has good air con. The rest of the place seems almost abandoned or have finished we can not tell, but someone had big plans. We were all so baked we got into the room showered and passed out for 4 hours.
It had cooled off to 39 at 7 and we drove into town to find an open place to eat for of course kebab! Across the street is a huge shrine that takes up a city block. I must wear a chador and of course they are located at the exact opposite entrance to where we were. Long walk with Reza to get the green on. Massive and very beautiful shrine to one of the other brothers of the shrine in Shiraz.
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8 Jul 2017
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The plan was to get going early after the heat of yesterday, but at least we only have 263 km to go to Gonabad.
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We were served not a bad breakfast of the “hotel”. We fuelled up and then headed out. It was nice to spend the day on a 2 lane secondary road as most of the roads here are 4 lane highways straight thru the desert. We planned to make one stop only if we found shade half way. The desert goes on and on, but it is much cooler today and the worst was 36. It was as cool as 28 in the hills.
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We stopped in Ferdos for a drink and an ice cream and were mobbed with people with all kinds of questions for us, requests for photos, and invitations to their homes for cold drinks. We did press on, but had been told there was a nice oasis about 20 km before Gonabad in Kakhk.
 Gonabad Iran by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
We turned off the main road and asked directions to the “waterfalls”. We were again stopped by the police who wanted to the the documents that Reza has to make us official.
We arrived to the park and it was packed as today is a holiday and Ramadan is over. We pulled thru the gates and parked in the first shaded area. We were completely mobbed with people.
 Iran-39 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Mehdi who is actually in charge of the park speaks some English came over to talk with us and to invite us to come up “to a nicer place and to have lunch”. This involved getting the gate unlocked so we could ride up past the falls. Medhi's wife Fatime.
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8 Jul 2017
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Initially we parked at a spot we thought was the top and again were were totally mobbed with people wanting photos. Now this can be nice, but it can also be very stressful. I'd hate to be famous after this taste of attention!
 Iran-42 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We has such fun with the kids taking photos and taking with Reza’s help. The number of people who wanted a photo of me (woman riding a bike) and a usually then crying baby was incredible.
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We stopped at the gate to look at the old water mill and Reza had to stay with the bikes to make sure they did not get knocked over in the excitement.
 Iran-63 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Then Mehdi invited us to his home for a cold drink. Such a lovely family. They insisted we stay for dinner, offered us showers, the use of the washing machine and even to sleep there. It was 4 pm so we agreed to go to the hotel clean up and rest and then return for dinner and a birthday party.
 Iran-65 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Some wine from Shiraz!!
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The hotel is the only one in town and is quite sketchy. The “air con was turned on at check in and was basically a fan blowing hot air still when we left 3 hours later. To be fair it was cooler at 1 am when we arrived back and actually quite cool all night and we slept well. There was a cake shop near by and we got 2 kg of cake to take to the party.
 Iran-70 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
The whole family was invited and as dinner was not ready at 8 we went into the village to tour around. The meal was really amazing and everyone pitched in to help. Then there was cake, sparklers and dancing to end this amazing night.
 Iran-71 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We saw their sheep farm, pottery shop, and plant shop!
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Now it was birthday party time for Pouria who was turning 11!! Both he and Amir Ali (13) speak English very well. These two boys are very intelligent and well educated. I would love to see what they will do with their lives. Amir Ali wants to be a neurosurgeon!
 Iran-82 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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This is a gift that Fatime made and gave to me!
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