Back home to Kuwait

We had to leave early to ride while the temperature was bearable we left at sun rise enjoying the cool morning air, about 200 Km from Hafer Albatin it started to get hot, and was 47 Degrees when we reached the hotel.


We decided to rest part of the way to Kuwait for two reasons the first is that it is really hot during mid day, and the second is that since it is Ramadhan every one who wanted to great us will only be available after sundown "Futoor".



We reached the border at sundown, then continued to Al-Jahra where we met our families, and fellow bikers in preparation to ride to the Public Authority for Youth and Sports where a press conference was held regarding our return.

To Arar

As usual we left early to arrive in Arar during day light. We all have been down this road before it feels like we were already home.



We got the usual treatment once we entered Saudi Arabia and got stopped frequently by the police along the way asking us for our documents and writing down all the details.It started to get really hot about 100 Km from Arar and when we reached there it was 45 Deg. Centigrade.

To Amman

It was a fairly easy trip to Amman today since it is only a two hour ride, the delay was mostly at the borders.



We went straight to the Kuwait Embassy and met Mr. Omar Al-Qenae since the Ambassador was back in Kuwait for Ramadhan.We then went to my father's apartment and had "mensef" for Lunch.

To Damascus

Before we left Husain Asked me for some Sun-block lotion, which was surprising since he had never used it during the whole trip. He managed to put too much which got into his eyes while riding, he had to stop several times to wash his eyes, and only got better later in the day.



We knew we had a long and hot day ahead of us so we left early to the "Bab Al-hawa" border crossing where we met two couples on BMW's from Greece going the other direction back home, they had just visited Syria and were asking me about our trip and Kuwait.


We reached Damascus around 6 pm, and I started to feel really tired probably due to dehydration.

To Adana

Our next target was Adana since we wanted to spread out our distances and not ride too much in one day.


Along the way at a tool gate we had to pay an extra toll since I misplaced the ticket and handed in the ferry boarding pass instead. It must be the long riding that is getting to me.


We stopped in Aksaray for lunch and found out that there is a new freeway that recently opened on the way to Adana which made things easier.


We stayed at the Hilton which overlooked the river, and had a good restaurant and secure parking.

To Bolu

Our Target for today was the town of Bulo in Turkey, today we leave the European continent, and enter Asia again. We left at 8:00 am and headed to the Greek Turkish border where the line to enter Greece stretched well past the Turkish side of the border. people were honking their horns in protest to how long it was taking to enter Greece.



We reached Istanbul in the afternoon, and stopped at a rest area for lunch. We also met a Turkish couple who were riding, we also found out that today was the first day of Ramadhan here, where the first day in Kuwait would be tomorrow.


After lunch we headed off to Bolu, and arrived at sundown where we had to take our own bags in to the rooms since the whole staff were having Futoor (breaking their fast).The Hotel staff recognized Ali and let us park our bikes in front of the reception.

To Kavala

We left the ferry at 6:15 am and had breakfast at the port before we headed off to Kavala. As our fellow bikers mentioned the new freeway was complete and not on our GPS which didn't matter much since the signs were everywhere.



About an hour into Greece the whether got cold and we had to put on our jackets for a few hours until it got warmer.



We reached Kavala at 1:00 PM and stayed at a lovely hotel overlooking the town, and Mediterranean. We then went into town for lunch.