A solid breakfast to start us off. Square pancakes with jam and cheese made a welcome change to the watery porridge. In the cool of the morning, we picked our way up through the rubble of the upper village, while workers were re-building. We were soon above the village, with great views. In the distance… Read more

It was actually a bit nippy last night up in the roof, but well worth it for the star gazing. Four satellites, two shooting stars and a very bright Milky Way. Woke up to clear skies and a cloud inversion down in the valley. We were hiking by just after 08:00 and ascended up above… Read more

To avoid the heat of the day, we were up earlier today and had already had breakfast by the time the sun had risen. During the night I had got up and spent a while on the rooftop looking at the stars! So many of them! And the Milky Way was so bright, it looked… Read more

We arrived after dark in the village of Armd, but in time for a big meal and our first ‘mint tea’ of the expedition. I didn’t sleep that well, but was at least glad to be horizontal when we eventually turned in just before midnight. I’ve worked with. Mohammed several times over a period spanning… Read more