“… throw them down the mountain and get in the car!”*
Our third day in Baku we headed out to the famed mud volcanoes. I’m not exactly sure how famous these volcanoes are… but our taxi driver didn’t seem to know about them!
Frances befriended a shopkeeper who put us in touch with his friend, a “taxi” driver (he wasn’t licensed). We arranged for the driver to pick us up and take us out to Gobastan, some 45 minutes outside Baku. Despite being assured that our driver, who spoke no English but knew some German, knew where he was going we ended up driving through…a field of sheep.
Much of our taxi ride was off-road and quite entertaining. Each time the driver made it through a particularly rough patch, we’d clap and cheer him on… to his delight.
We only stopped for directions about… 5 times? 6 times? Everyone just seemed to point in the distance… and then we’d head out in that direction. Eventually we made it to the top of a butte after several engine stalls.
Finally, the mud volcanoes.
As with much of Baku, we basically had the place to ourselves. Plenty of space for exploring.
As you’ll notice, the mud just bubbles up from the ground forming mounds of various sizes.
Frances said it best when she described the experience as, “delightful.” It certainly made me feel pretty giggly! Watch the video Frances took.
xo, jill
* Jokingly mimed to me by our taxi driver after he’d had enough of my muddy shoes!
That video is awesome! It looks like you’re on a different planet.
Very fun. I especially liked hearing you all laughing!
Looks like a really fun time. Nice pictures! I noticed Molly has mud on her face. Was it warm?
Did you know that Debbie Cox took a bath in a mud volcano during her Panama Canal cruise? She has great muddy pictures of herself!
Wow! The first time I laughed at mud…
How fun! I loved hearing the bubbles pop and especially your “woah!”.
These photos are awesome! What a great way to spend your time over there! Glad everything’s going so well for you.
I meant whoa!