To settle or not?

Welcome to another episode of Bobo the Hobo's neverending dilemmas. Let's bring you up to speed:
John and I have been here on the island of Cres for 3 weeks now. We are pretty well settled in, with a rough daily routine (get up at 7, work 4 hours, lunch, work 2 hours, dinner, bed by 9 out of boredom). Our house is still nowhere near complete with the stairs to the second floor missing, the fridge broken, the water working intermittenly and no heat or fireplace installed. But it is more than a hammock in the woods! Life here isnt exactly rough...we arent freezing (yet) and we have food (although it is somewhat lackluster...mainly tuna, rice, pasta and some greens from the garden). We get a hot shower on most days and have finally established a work schedule of sorts with Igor, which means we get one day off a week.
All that being said, Im starting to lose my mind a little. It is disconcerting that less than a month into my supposed 4 or 5 month stay here Im already antsy. I definately have an itch to get back in the saddle (is this going to be a permanent affliction? It is the same wanderlust that routed me from a rather comfortable life in Chapel Hill- Carrboro). I dont know whether I should push on southward and eastward or jsut suck it up and try to stay put until the warm weather returns to Croatia. One thing is certain: it will be much harder to get through to warmer climates as winter comes in stronger and stronger here (December, January and Feburary). My rough plan is to go south into Serbia and Montenegro then east through Bulgaria to Turkey. Originally I would ride across the north side of Turkey, but if the weather is colder the Turquoise Coast on the south side would be a better choice. From Turkey, things become very tricky. I can try to go through Armenia and Azerbaijan then get a ferry to Turkmenistan and onwards through the Stan states into China and finally down through Nepal to arrive in India. A quicker option would be to go through Iran into Pakistan and on into India. The trick to either route is how do i get the damn visas! Iran will only give me a transit visa, and then only with a tour guide (or a tour company vouchign for me). The Stan brothers are pretty much the same; visas are hard to get and dependent on having exact itineraries or tour guides. The last option is to admit defeat on that front and head back through Europe or down to Africa. Im really baffled as to what to do. I want to see Asia and South America so badly, but it seems so much easier to double back and get a flight from Europe or Africa to South America.
Logisitics aside, the trip is pretty easy going. I really do love life on the road. You wake up, mount up and head out. No concerns about working for anyone or following rules and regulations. Just ride your bike.
Im going to post some new pics and a few videos today too. Be sure to check out the one of John in a gigantic wine barrel. This is one of Igor's crazy projects. We had to retrieve this huge wine cask from a friend's winery, which involved John climbing inside to secure the rings onto it so it wouldn't collapse on the way back. This barrel dwarfs Igor's truck. You havent lived until you are racing down a windy Croatian road at breakneck speeds with a barrel the size of a VW Bug strapped onto your truck, all in hopes of making the last ferry to your deserted island home (which only happens because the crazy Croat at the wheel is calling his friend and asking him to hold the boat, leaving only one hand to shift and steer). Awesome. At least the 160-proof brandy you had back at the winery dulls your sense of caution.
Little jobs like that (or power-hammering your way through 5 feet of solid rock) are what John and I have been up to for the last three weeks. Doesnt leave a whole lot of time for recreation, but my spirits have been lifted by an offer to go scuba diving soon from one of Igor's friends. They assure me that 15 degree water is just fine with a wetsuit (well, Vladko says its fine, Robbie says its too damn cold). I dont care, Ill try anything once! The last time I went diving was in the Keys on a sunny spring day, so doing a night dive off a Croatian island in November seems like logical progression.
Okay folks....I think that is enough of a deluge of things to ponder for now. If youve got any suggestions on whether I should stay or go, or how I should go, or whatnot, please let me know. Especially if any of you know about these visas!
Also, huge props go out to the Gills for a nice donation to keep the motivation up right when it seems to be flagging a bit. We've almost gathered enough to buy our first bike for WBR, so keep em coming folks!