Bronze Gumbet

... hill rising up out of the town. Ouch! That was one of many, many we passed today. Hard cycling at the best of times. Absolutely miserable in the ******* rain. What would have taken maybe 4 days of pain, we finished in about 4 hrs of comfort.

Brian must have been feeling better about our mode of transportation today. With his steaming cup of cay he toasted the hardest hills we've cycled yet.

No problem!

... the ruins of an ancient city: crumbling walls, theater, temple, necropolis, etc. Enormous pieces lie where they first fell. No catalog numbers can be seen on the stones, and no museum displays the archaeological finds of the area. No admission charges or line ups. Just us looking at the pieces of the past.

I hope to find many more of these places, towns, and peoples as we go!

... lives they have compared to the mutts, and other such lapine wind ups. As a result the dogs were on aggressive bunny alert from the moment they arrived.

In Tarbert the fishermen regard rabbits as extremely unlucky and will not mention their names but call them "long eared wee *******s" or “underground racehorses”. Bear this in mind!

On the day before we left Gina was walking the dogs, on the lead, in the woods by the house, when one ...

... en Hotelbunkern um die Pools oder auf den zugehörigen Sonnenliegen am Strand herumliegen, so gibt es doch unzählige Auto- und Scooterverleiher, damit auch jeder von ihnen die Chance hat ein wenig Strandpendeln und einen hotelfremden Imbiß zu sich nehmen zu können. So sind Verkehrsemissionen fast allgegenwärtig und stehen in keinem Verhältnis zur Größe der Insel. Wie nachhaltig diese Aera der Besatzung wohl ist, vor allem, wenn "All Inclusive" noch ...

Strahlender Sonnenschein - wie gewöhnlich und eine sanfte Brise.
Mit dem Leihrad geht es die Küste entlang. Immer weiter, bis das Ende der Welt, genauer: der Straße erreicht ist.
Hier gibt es leider nur sehr wenige Schattenplätze an einer Imbißbude mit knatterndem Generator. Kein heimeliges Plätzchen, um die Aussicht zu genießen.
Weiter an der Küste entlang ginge es nur zu Fuß, am Hang entlang. Ob die Ödnis, die ...

... warum das Ehepaar neben mir denn nur 20 Euro zahlen müsse lautet die Antwort: "Special Price", denn sie wären von Ihr** Reisegruppe - das Ehepaar spricht all**dings Deutsch und von ein** Reisegruppe wissen sie nichts;-)
Am Ticketschalt** bezahlt man dann nochmals Passkontrollsteu**. Auf dem Beleg steht 3 Euro, v**langt w**den 4,20 Euro, mangels Kleingeld w**den es 4 Euro - int**essante Rechnung.
Muß man Bodrum gesehen haben? Die Festung ...

Im Flieger: Lallen statt Bordservice.
Im Bus: Geht noch billiger.
Im Hotel: Ein Appartement über zwei Etagen, halsbrecherische Wendeltreppe, viel zu warm und mit Brumm- und Plätschergeräuschen - Direktanschluss an den Swimmingpool - na danke-
In der Nacht: Schlaflosigkeit, ein Zimmer, das den Schlaf raubt, aber die Oropax sind daheim geblieben.
Erst am Morgen ...

... stocked with beautiful brass artifacts. Right away I was invited into the store for a cup of hot apple tea, served in small glass cups. The Turkish people seemed so friendly and what a nice gesture! Hot apple tea was served in almost every store.
While walking I noticed large bunches of Saffron, hanging to dry from the balconies above the street - gorgeous red contrast to the pale chalky buildings.

Hunger crept up on me from smelling the ...

... we took to Turkey was operating a business illegally. Either way, we arrived safely.

We thought it was cool that you can see Turkey from Greece. After a very short boat ride, we arrived in our second country of the trip. We got our visa (aka sticker with a flower) and went through passport control. Our new friend Orhan from Hotel Kalender picked us up from the port and took us to the hostel. And by hostel we mean hotel because in Turkey we are classy enough to stay in hotels ...

... fleeting of meetings have turned into the fastest of friends, so it seems like many opportunities are lost this way. Added to that, I haven't heard from at least half of my good friends back in Sydney since I left. Out of sight out of mind as they say. Some I do hear from regularly but others I've known for 10 years haven't even sent a 'hello' email for the last nine months, or even replied to the odd personal 'merry xmas' or 'happy birthday' messages I send on top of the ...