Posts Tagged ‘Goris’


After a one-day hibernation in Goris due to total lack of energy and a thumping headache, James and I cycled through the cloud to Kapan. We have heard the road is very beautiful. Well, we saw the road (and other objects) within a circumference of 20m of our humble selves before arriving damp and cold in Kapan.

Kilometres to Meghri and Yerevan

Kilometres to Meghri and Yerevan

Today was good. I felt strong after my bear-like long sleep from 8pm through to daylight, some forays out of the room during the day, and another long night’s sleep. Today there was no wind, which made the steep climb a breeze (hehe). We climbed over the Vorotan Pass – the name makes me think of Mordor from Lord of the Rings. We didn’t see any hint of Mordor, there were no orcs, and no black riders. We didn’t see a hint of anything at all.

In the valley we could see, so I took a photo of James cycling along.

James from above

James from above

Actually, we did see hints of some things. James and I felt at home – we were riding towards the Crazy Club.

The Crazy Club

The Crazy Club

And the Velcome Disco seemed very velcoming.

The Velcome Disco

The Velcome Disco

Arriving in Kapan we ran into another cyclist from Australia, cycling from India to Istanbul. He was bursting for an inner tube, and James could oblige. We will be meeting up with him shortly for a pre-Anzac day dinner.


I slept 11 hours and still felt tired and unmotivated. Am I developing a cold? Our destination today was strategically near, in a nice town, ready for the last two mountain slog days in Armenia. A battle through the roadworks and wind brought us to Goris where we went on a nice wander in the sun.

Goris

Goris

The road made its way up a mini-pass of 2200m (starting at 1800m) through a lot of roadworks. I realised I was not myself when I found myself getting very irritated at trucks booming their horns directly behind me, instructing me to move off in into the roadside sludge so they can pass. This is nothing new, but, it irritated me today.

The road to Goris

The road to Goris

The road to Goris

The road to Goris

I was so glad to roll down the hill into a beautiful valley, with the cute town of Goris nestled at the bottom. The sun came out, and James and I had a wander around, enjoying our half-day off.

The valley surrounding Goris

The valley surrounding Goris

Watching football

Watching football

Car

Car

Shop in Goris

Shop in Goris

Soviet ice cream

Soviet ice cream