I drove to Seidnaya today to visit the monastery with my in-laws and took the mountain roads back to Damascus. I found a new road is being built and followed it for about a kilometre before it turned into a track. I would have followed the track but I don't think the passengers in the vehicle would have enjoyed it much so I'll have to go and find it on my own some day... looks like it will connect up with the road through Bloudain.

I also managed to convert a couple of the mountain bike tracks to un-graded roads having inadvertently driven them heading towards the Beirut highway. I also found a tunnel under this highway where I had to do a u-turn to head back towards Damascus.

For lunch, we drove down the airport highway to the Damascus Gate restaurant, reportedly the largest restaurant in the world. Needless to say, its location is now added to the map.

I'm quite happy with today's mapping!