The quiet highway west out of Baku city. First hills in the distance.
The first decent climb after a few months off of the saddle.
The 'badlands' turned more fertile
Moody rock formations
The start of day two, and a nice view of the distant high Caucasus.
The mountain and river side village of Lahic.
Melting snow means silt filled rivers as this time of year.
A speedy decent on the other side of the valley, and then a climb to here.
Getting closer, but never having to climb then. I followed the edge of the mountains for a few days.
Lovely place to ride, cool and quiet.
Calm in Azerbaijan.
The resort and our home for the night, in Kis
A nice place to unwind.
Not sure why I am a so serious in photos- must be an effect of living in Central Asia.
Chilly
Caravansary in Sheki
Typical Azeri village street
Private dining
A the gear, no idea.
My support leaves to head back to Baku, before flying to Tbilisi.
Family outing across the border to Lagodekhi, Georgia
The 'Nye-iz-nia' center. The lady had no idea what Tourist Information was. Nor did she know the 'free Wi-fi' code I badly needed.
So, none the wiser, I pushed onto Tbilisi making this last day over 120km.
Mountain top village of Sighnaghi
More Sighnaghi
And one more. It was nice here.
A monastery
View from our hotel balcony in Tbilisi
Strange clock near a Theatre
View of Tbilisi from the top of the funicular
Wine cellar tasting session, during which we had the whole bottle.
Whoops. Pheasant's Tears. A very nice drop
Link to interactive route map for here.