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I woke up about 5:30 when Kate left to use the facilities. I couldn’t get back to sleep because I didn’t want to wake up when the train arrived in Istanbul. After I got dressed, I opened the window shade and was able to watch the sunrise on the Bosphorus River that is the dividing line between Europe and Asia here.
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Why Turkey? That's always the first response from someone when they hear that you are going to Turkey. Hidden in that simple question are a host of other questions, such as:
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Istanbul was a welcome change. Still Muslim, but the friendly kind. I spent my first evening eating kebabs at a bustling café in the shadow of the Blue Mosque.
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We set off in the direction of Nemrut Dagi, with a stop in at Diyarbakir on the way. This town makes claims of having the longest city wall in the world at 6 km, but we know of at least one of 23 km in India and there are probably a dozen more that could beat it in the wall stakes. (An even bolder claim was that this was second only to the Great Wall of China in the wall league premiership).
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Parachute camping (the man’s name is indeed Parachute but relies on a Turkish character set to look convincing) is one of the best camp grounds around failing only to have good shelter from the walloping winds that blow around there and rather meagre toilet facilities.
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Always get to a border fresh, in plenty of time for formalities and with a clear plan of what you are going to do when you have crossed the border.
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To save myself the torture of of riding out of Istanbul with the taffic the wheel heads for the Ferry, and for an hour it carries us south across the sea to Yalova and its silent roads.
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It was a long flight as I departed out of Sacramento, California, and had stop overs in Los Angeles and Zurich. In Zurich I had a nine hour layover. UGH! Finally, I arrived in Istanbul at 1:45 am. on the 19th. That is not a great time to arrive in a new country. I claimed my bike case from the baggage area and along with my carry-on bag departed the arrival terminal.
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I was up and about at 6 am and I had another bright sunny day ahead of me. The sky was clear blue, but the temperature was a bit nippy as I could see my breath as I pedaled away from Cannakkale.
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As my trip continues the weather continues to improve with each day getting a bit warmer. The last few days have been in the 70's and that is my kind of weather. Today I reached the Mediterranean Sea as I had been following the Agean Sea coastline.
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