The recent heavy rains and floods in Iran have caused many roads to close. I had to change my route because of that and ended up on a long off-road stretch with a lot of mud and water. At some point the track went steep down a hill and it was a massive struggle to get down. When I finally reached the river in the valley, there was no bridge! It was a dead end. I had to try to get back up that steep, steep, muddy hill. But then I got severely stuck and Basanti broke down. Not good! There was nobody else there (because the locals knew it was a dead-end!), so I had no other option than to start walking and look for help. Stay tuned for the next episode to see what happens next!