Mud Volcanoes, sorta...

We left the petroglyphs and drove further into the park. Along the way we stopped for bread at a local market. Of course there was a perfectly fine and paved road to the next site-but the lads chose the dirt and mud one instead; the guide at the park said it was a shortcut. Then came the mud and the washed out road. Oh, and it started to rain. Ah, "overlanding!" Gotta love it!

"Stuck" preceded an hour of mud grates, digging out (success), and then backing up most of the 10 km we had just covered. We could see were we had intended to go...so close and yet so far!

A quick stop for lunch and a check of the weather nixed our tour of the mud volcanoes for today. It was off to Baku and the hotel to scrap off the mud and take a bath. We decided to look into a day trip from Baku to see the volcanoes during the next two free days.