As we enjoyed our time with Yasser, Rafika and their friends we let time slip by: it was too late to ride to Astara and we even missed the bus to Tabriz. We finally caught a bus for Ardebil where we had to wait one night for another bus to Tabriz the next morning at 5am. To be sure of waking up for the bus we slept smack in front of the door of the bus station and people had to step over Karim to get in!