Dasht-e Arzhan Warnings Or Dangers

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If you are going to be spending the night with the Qashqai nomads, make sure you wrap up warm, as it gets very cold as soon as the sun goes down. It is not just the temperature, but also the wind chill factor. I did have a lovely and warm fleece, but it wasn’t windproof, and I so wished I’d taken gloves. It was about the only time during my stay in Iran that I was actually glad of the head scarf! A fire was lit (picture two) to try and keep us warm, but it didn’t work too well. It warms your front beautifully, but your back still remains cold. Another problem with a camp fire, is that all my clothes smelt of smoke for days afterwards. As you can see from picture three, Yasmina had been clever enough to bring a blanket, and was generous enough to share it. Thank you Yasmina. By the way, it dropped down to 3°C during the night.