Dave Tapsell
Overland Buses (x)
Turkey: October 1971
Before I was pulled back on to the road one of the passengers carefully climbs out of the bus. The wire hawser had been attached to the front tow pin; minutes later the bus was back on the road and the passengers glad to get back in it as there was no warmth in the afternoon sun now. That night we stayed in Erzerum in cheap hotels. In that part of the world these places were not much more than a dollar a night; they were just basic accommodation, but it was sometimes advisable to use your own sleeping bag on top of the bed . . .
Behind the bus is the Aras River; the water level was higher than normal and fast-moving, presumably due to melting snow. This river flows eastwards and eventually empties into the Caspian Sea.
Overland Buses (x)
Turkey: October 1971
Before I was pulled back on to the road one of the passengers carefully climbs out of the bus. The wire hawser had been attached to the front tow pin; minutes later the bus was back on the road and the passengers glad to get back in it as there was no warmth in the afternoon sun now. That night we stayed in Erzerum in cheap hotels. In that part of the world these places were not much more than a dollar a night; they were just basic accommodation, but it was sometimes advisable to use your own sleeping bag on top of the bed . . .
Behind the bus is the Aras River; the water level was higher than normal and fast-moving, presumably due to melting snow. This river flows eastwards and eventually empties into the Caspian Sea.