Dolphin Apart Bodrum

... 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!

... br>
Rolling along, we were greeted with visions of old castles, abandoned monasteries, and ancient temples.

Euronos was one we were able to cycle up to. After noticing several hints of the past along the road, I was pulled towards a peek-a-boo vision of columns in the distance. Here, amongst a Shepherd and his flock of sheep, as well as countless olive harvesters ...

... The ticket clerk told him that Olympic airlines had informed us by e-mail of the changes. We later discovered that this was while we were actually travelling!

As a result we had to re-organise ourselves to get the ferry from Piraeus, an hour’s bus drive from the airport. We got there at about 08.00 and our ferry left at 19.00 so we decided to find a hotel and rent a room for the day.

In any port, it is common practice for people to rent a ...

... Etablissement in andere starrt; unbrauchbares Inventar wurde am Straßenrand abgestellt und niemand räumt es fort. Genausowenig wie die unzähligen Plastikflaschen und anderer Zivilisationsmüll, der weit über die Insel verteilt ist. Oder die unzähligen Autowracks, die überall abgestellt wurden. Nichts photographierendswertes...

Es gibt auch schöne Ecken auf der Insel, aber zu wenige für die Massen an Touristen. Auch wenn die meisten fast ausschließlich in ...

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 ...

The small bus, called a Dolmus bus picked me up in front of the hotel. People were cramped into the bus with only 11 seats - many were standing crookedly towards the back. Was that a rooster?? Yes, there was a rooster in a cage on the bus! The bus sped off - the driver only had his foot on the accelerator, honking instead of breaking. Phew, I survived the trip to downtown Bodrum. Fun and interesting ride.

The streets were narrow with lots of small ...

... making it couldn't have helped the taste of it either. Luckily for me I noticed there was a chemist right next to my hostel so using my best acting skill I tried to explain to the poor girl behind the counter I had a headache. She said "Panadol?"... ahh who would have thought Panadol exists in countries other than Australia ! Anyway I downed a couple and went back to bed till about 4. I saw Frenchie later on and I peeked into his room to see if he had any "luck". He explained ...

... and he crosses his arms. The thing falls in the glass and the lady, once again says, "Buzz!" Then it says: "Cafe Crown! Buzz!" In another Cafe Crown commercial, the same people are there and he hits some glasses with the drink in it and he says some of the notes in Turkish. He says something to the woman and she says, "Buzz!" once again. What's wrong with this lady?! Is she trying to make a fool out of herself? Now, for ...

ACCOMMODATION For up to 12+2 guests 6 air-conditioned cabins each with private shower and toilet. 3 guest cabins with double beds, 2 cabins with 1 double + 1 single bed. 1 Master cabin with double bed and TV with DVD Player Large air-conditioned salon with bar, fully equipped galley. Indoor & outdoor dining area. Spacious sun deck. Seperate crew quarters. Seperate 1 crew and 1 captain cabins with private shower and wc ...

... on the part of the allied Renaissance period European builders. And even the smaller, later period details like the wall lanterns, huge cactii and the Hellenic statues and carvings placed liberally over the vast public grounds make every turn an adventure. Bright spring flowers found in many corners are an additional bonus at this time of ...