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Rock-cut Tombs and a Deep Valley
... back to the place where we originally parted hoping that she would come back there to reclaim her suitcase. Standing on the street on a cold morning, not knowing when and if she would turn up was a little disconcerting but turn up she did and everything ended well. But this was a good reminder for us to get contact information before we accepted responsibility for anything on the road.
After the excitement of the morning, a brief power nap is all it ...
Samsun to Istanbul
The next morning found us returning the rental car – with the "Gas needed" symbol showing on the dashboard – to the drop off place. Not really surprisingly, the place was locked, there was no one to be found and we had 10 minutes to catch our flight back to Istanbul. We parked the
car as close to the office as possible, left the keys ...
Samsun to Trabzon
... Rough Guide but found it nearly useless. For example, one time, we wanted to query our high restaurant bill but after consulting the book and unable to put together the required words for simple phrases, we just left quietly. It became quite comical. The Turks around the Black Sea are probably wondering, "Why do these foreigners appear agitated, then consult a tiny book, flip through it furiously for 10 ...
Wet wet wet riding solo solo
Really hard day. Yawning for the first 3 hours I'm soon awake as it rains. Not normal rain; but instead very wet rain and contant wetness. It forms a puddle between my legs and really isnt fun. The roads are pot holed and we seem to have inverted pot holes. Large sections are missing and turn to dirt track, which in the rain with a steamed up visor is a challenge.
Over the last 4 months my interaction with locals is largely dependant on ...
Merzifon - Samsun (100km)
... meat).
My legs were tiring but I did a bit more climbing before a 20km downhill into Samsun.
I found a room in a good family run hotel and this will be my third night. I've had a good look around Samsun, where Ataturk started his Independence War in 1919 and even went for a swim in the Black Sea today. Back on the bike tomorrow heading for Rize which I should reach by June ...
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