Last days of cycling in Iran was quite tough. I was going through Kurdistan pprovince which is very famous for it scold and snowy winters. 
As I was willing to have real winter and enjoy beauty of snow and coldness, I decided to 
cycle through Kurdistan province. 
Lots of mountains and few high passes and of course lots of snow. 
Many people on the road were asking me to change my mind and stop or chose another route, but I was quite sure doing so.
Just 10 km before a pass called Jhalaneh pass ( 2800 m ) I faced storm. 
A car stopped and took me to the top, where I could cycle down when I was totally wet a
cold. 
That 15 km to the first village ( Uraman Takht ) killed me. 
I went to a restaurant called Kurdia Cafe to warm up a bit. he offered me to stay there overnight, but I was really tired and needed deep sleep and rest. 
I took a room in a stone hotel for a night, but lots of snow overnight ( 80 cm ), didnt let me move next morning.
I stayed another night but Mahmood from Kurdia restaurant offered me to have my dinner and lunch there for free which was really knd of him. 
After 2 nights, road was open and I cycled to my next stop called Paveh. 
Luckily after Uraman Takht when I descended, snow was gone and it got a bit warmer. 
Also my friend from Paveh came to pick my bags and I could really enjoy cycling with no bags till evening.
I stayed over night in Paveh and next morning I began to cycle toward Kermanshah.

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Up to  April 23
Current location : Santiago
KMs cycled : 103,531 km
Days on the road : 4144
Countries I have traveled : 60
School visited : 305
Workshops in schools : 727
Trees planted : 3922
Next destination : I am going to visit my mom in Iran, vacation time..
Longest distance in one day : 321.8 km
Next Event : Looking for an opportunity to visit Iran

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April 23
After that hard challenge I did to cycle from Antofagasta to Iquique which was a strech of 418 km, I was totally drained, even though I didnt complete it and I just cycled like 350 km but 2600 m of climb. That much climb in 36 hours cycling with little rest was so hard with my 65 kg bicycle. 
Then I took a car all the way to Santiago and now I am here waiting for my appointment in Brasil embassy. Then I am hoping to be able to finance my journey to go back to Iran to visit my mom. It has been more than 13 months that I am outside and it is time to return home for a visit, to have my vacation. 

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