You can see it bubbling and gurgling from inside.

Check out how the surface is cracked up. I thought that is from the mud that has flowed over the years. Our driver cum guide Hamid says this is due to the very old times when the whole place was uner water. And it is the sand that is making it crack up. Can you see the white patches on the edge of the water? Those are all salt!

In celebration of Novruz (New Year), there was a kids’ competition for bike racing. It was a long road and I wish I had my bike with me!

After the Gobustan Rocks and Petroglyphs, we are off to the mud volcanoes. We will not do the off roading to the big ones. We will go to the smaller ones that are easily accessible by road.

I was expecting a lot of horses in this Caucasian country. Did not see too many of them, at all.

To get an idea of the scale, focus near the center of the picture. You will see the hikers. They look minuscule compared to the rocks.

Old homo sapiens made this holes. The reason is not quite well known. Guesses range from storing rain water to holding sacrificial blood to saving food.