Now that I have a decent internet connection I can publish some text and more importantly share some photos so a few photos of the truck, her name is Rashida, a silhouette of a fountain and a couple of  photos of horses at the stables that I visited just outside Ashgabat but very sad that I couldn't do any riding...no helmets so no insurance,,,awful insurance rules.

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Arrived in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan before sunrise so went slowly through immigration and baggage reclaim waiting for dawn before heading to the hotel.

I met up with the others and Euan our driver carrying the rubbish with the truck in the background.

First stop was a trip to a stable but no riding as we had no hats.

Next we were off to Turkmenbashi a port on the Caspian sea, stopping of at an underground lake 65m below ground level at the bottom of a cave with water temperatures at 36C, but no pictures as it was too dark.

PS internet speeds too slow to load photos so I will try again at another hotel in a couple of days time as we are bush camping tonight.