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On our way to Davit Gareja Monastery on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border<\/p><\/div>\n

I had every intention of updating the blog on a daily basis but as usual, we have been on the move so much that I haven’t had the time. We finally settled in Goris, Armenia this evening after 5 days on the road and have time to reflect on some of our adventures. Of course, I will include lots of photos.<\/p>\n

The trip started in Louisville mid-afternoon last Tuesday and we didn’t arrive in Yerevan until shortly after midnight on Thursday….I think 27 hours of travel.  We picked up our rental car and made the 6 km ride to the hotel.  We were able to sleep for seven hours or so before hitting the road for our 6 hour drive to Tbilisi, Georgia on Thursday morning.  Oddly enough, I didn’t suffer any ill effects from the travel and time change and have felt really good the entire trip….so far.  I think the rest of the crew is in great shape, as well.<\/p>\n

We stopped at a really cool restaurant on the shore of Lake Sevan, Armenia and had some local fish and other things.  The border crossing into Georgia was fairly uneventful once we figured out that only the driver (Derek) was allowed to cross the border in the car.  The rest of us had to get out and go through the passport control building on foot.<\/p>\n

We arrived in Tbilisi late afternoon and had a bit of a tough time navigating the city to our AirBNB home.  We ended up on a small one-way street where we got stuck.  Derek skillfully backed his way out around several cars and many people and parked.  Luckily for us, our house was only a couple hundred meters away.<\/p>\n

We settled into the house, had dinner at one of the nearby wine restaurants and then walked around the old town for several hours.  We then took the aerial tram to the top of one of Tbilisi’s hills and then walked back down to the house.  Here are some photos from day 1:<\/p>\n

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