After Na’in we stopped at Tak-Taku Homestay (09139165752) in Toodeshk. Riding the bus in the Iranian heat got us really exhausted and we decided to chill for two days in the friendly environment of a desert family.
Mohammed, the homestay owner, acted also as a guide, showing us the village and explaining facts of daily life in this harsh environment. The top of the mud brick buildings are domed to allow the use of bricks for roofs, since wood beams are expensive and hard to come across.
Of great interest was the Persian carpet manufacture. We learned about the different types of carpets, materials and patterns.
Without Palomina, we decided to explore the area with the bicycles, provided for free by our host.
Two more people arrived. Sebastian, from Potstdam, on the way to Mumbai, and Michel, from Neuchâtel, en route towards China via Iran, Turkmenistan etc. with his fancy bike.
It seems like Iranians have always been concerned about gender separation. In this case, a traditional door is equipped with different bells for men and women, so the people inside the house know to send a person of the same gender as the visitor to open the door.
We spend the second night on the sand dunes, camping. Apart from the wind, it was very relaxing and much milder than Atacama.