The Armenian border took a while because they scrutinised my passport for 15 minutes - using a special light, a magnifying glass and even calling somebody to inquire. The only other time I have experienced this was entering Moldava from Romania, which made even less sense as I was leaving the EU. Vincent had already convinced customs not to x-ray our luggage so that saved some time. Riding 7k back down the river to Meghri and after stocking up we began a long uphill climb....