Waiting for the ferry vol. 1

One of the many happy things about travelling is when it's all very unpredictable and unreliable.....

We're talking about the cargo ferry which will sooner or later (hopefully sooner, cross your fingers) take us from Baku to Turkmenbashi over the Caspian Sea.

We're well prepared for the worst, we've heard many stories about the ferry. It leaves when it leaves and it's all due to the weather, when the cargo is loaded and when there's enough cargo. Maybe we'll be on the ferry on Wednesday. Maybe Thursday. If we're lucky it'll take around 17 hours before we're off the ferry. Maybe 60 hours. It's seen before that the ferry has crossed the Caspian Sea smoothly and fast just to wait for 2 days 100 meters away from the harbour because the harbour is busy. We're all stocking up on water and food and hope for the best. Maybe we can buy food and water on the ferry. Maybe not. It's better to bring supplies for several days.

Supposedly when we get to the boarder in Turkmenistan the "fun" and waiting is not over. They have a reputation for being very thorough with EVERYTHING in ALL bags. It could take 6 hours to cross the boarder. But then Turkmenistan should be a great country to visit :-)

We're awaiting news for departure of the ferry all the time so a few hours of sightseeing and then back to the hotel to check. We had a great walk along the harbour and where quite impressed with all the huge new hotels, shopping malls etc. Mikkel also had his first haircut in Azerbaijan.

Supplies for the ferry

Malene and Jeff in the nice area with Gucci etc.

Anybody seen a ferry?

Haircut - yes please!

The train station is being renovated

Street

New buildings rise everywhere