Erevan - Goris

Yerevan-Noravank ca.90 km by bus

Noravank-Saravan 52 km

Saravan-Goris 91 km

We rented a minibus that drove us from Yerevan to Noravank. In Noravank there is a monastery at the end of a narrow and remote valley. Plan was to descend from  there towards Yeghegnadzor and get 8 kilometers for free. Karma was well aware of our cheating. First we could not fi d the tool to adjust the height of Kims saddle and secondly Moritz lost a screw from its lowrider (the thing to put on the bags at the front wheel) and it collapsed. Luckely there were some workers who gave the tool to us as a present and Leila had a screw to spare. Karma got no chance, we are well prepared!

Our way then leaded us through beautiful valleys with rocky hills and mountains on both sides. We ate lunch at a restairand near the road that served freshly made salats of all kinds. After many kebab and  hamburgers in Yerevan we were glad to eat somthing fresh and healthy.

In the evening we set our tent near tje village of Saravan on a hill close to the road but well hidden. At night ee heard so e police sirenes and a policeman shouting through a in the car i  tegrated megafon, as the do often in Armenia. However we were scared that he was shouting to us. He wasn't and we had a good night of sleep.

In the morning we packed our stuff and cycled for the pass between Saravan and Gorhayk. It took us nearly two hours to cycle the 10 kilo,eters to the pass but then we finally arrived on 2390 altitude. Apparently there is a man up there working that speaks some italian.

We ate Lunch at a gas station and Moritz was also fueled with a shot of vodka. As always we thought that once over the pass we would have a slight descent to Gori. But this is Armenia. There were still many hills to climbe. On the upside we had back wind and could also descend the hill. There was even a descend with a smooth road (which does not happen often) and we reached a top speed of 72 kilometers per hour!

To test our mental strenght there was a hill of 300 meters to climbe untill we reached Gori and went to a hotel. Gori is a nice little town (4th biggest in Armenia). Threfore you can look foreward to our next post!

Noravank monastry

Goris

2390 meters!

"Rocky moumtains"

Camping spot near Saravan.

Lake near Gorhayk.

Goris

So called "flat" in Armenia.

Valley leaving Noravank.

Ladas everywhere. Leila and Kim are already talking about buying the off-road version.