SOUTHERN TURKEY

THE EDITOR HARD AT IT, IN THE BLOG OFFICE (SHED) IN OLUDENIZ

Hi all

Well its only been a few days since our last update but its 3,046 miles that we have travelled since leaving London on April 6th, we have reached a campsite at Oludeniz in southern Turkey, and have upgraded for a few pounds to a cabin with beds and en suite facilities, thought we would treat ourselves after nearly a month on the road in tented/shared accommodation we also have wifi access so its like staying at the Hilton if I get breakfast in bed then I know I have really made it (it didn't happen). We left our last campsite dripping at the edges from the constant rain but I am pleased to report that we have finally caught up with some sun and intend to make the most of it. We visited Pamukkale yesterday a place where the water coming out of the hillside leaves calcium deposits, very pleasant to walk up to the top through the different pools, apparently the water has great healing properties for all manner of conditions but I think we're stay with our try & tested red wine supplement. Tuesday night was bush camp we were quite high at 3,400 feet above sea level that probably accounted for the chilly temperatures later on. Wednesday and we stopped off and purchased a whole sheep to spit roast over the fire on Thursday night, Jan's on cooking crew so there's plenty of chance to brush up on her spit turning technique. We have spent the time here just relaxing and catching up, went for a Turkish bath probably my first & last, as much as Jan enjoyed being wrestled on to the slab by a Turkish man and thoroughly soaped washed and then massaged all over I have to say that the hairy Turkish man thing is something I will remember for a long time for very different reasons !!!, this trip was intended to take us out of our comfort zones and for me that was one of them, so in that respect we're living the dream or is it nightmare. Thursday what a day had pancakes for breakfast (shame you missed them Oliver ), then assaulted by the above incident & then the spit roast, it was excellent about 4 hours cooking time for our sheep named Albert by Doug, while we enjoyed a few beers before main course. Tomorrow we are off on the coast road to Olympos to stay in some tree houses for two nights and there we get to visit The Chimaera which is a place where flames issue out of cracks in the bare hillside and they are impossible to extinguish apparently much like the fires Green watch used to deal with back in Suffolk !!! allegedly. I have attached a few more photo's this time somecourtesy of Rob who has downloaded them on to our laptop, must dash now for dinner and to sharpen my pencils for the next instalment.

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SIMON, JAN & JANE JOGGING IN PRAUGE

ENJOYING A STRUDEL IN VIENNA

THE JOGGER IN VIENNA

THE DRYING TECHNIQUE "FLAPPING"

THE RATHER DAMP BUSH CAMP NEXT TO A STREAM, IT WAS A RIVER IN THE MORNING, ROMANIA.

GROUP AT DRACULA'S CASTLE LEFT TO RIGHT, PAUL,DOUG, CALLUM, ROB, US, LINDA, SIMON,JOHN

JUST LIKE BEING BACK AT WORK.

THE WHOLE GROUP BUSH CAMP TUKISH BORDER

ROUND THE CAMP FIRE

A CHILLY MORNING ON THE GALLIPOLI TOUR, IS JAN SMILING OR SHIVERING

JAN'S PRACTISING HER BUSH CAMP TECHNIQUE TOILET ETIQUETTE

PAMUKKALE CALCIUM DEPOSITS

SHE'S GOING IN

THIS BEATS WORKING.

JANE & JAN ON YET ANOTHER RUN

INTERNATIONAL FELIXSTOWE ROADRUNNERS

THE PANCAKE COOK BUSY AT WORK THURSDAY MORNING.

ABOUT TO FLIP ????

JAN LETTING DOUG TAKE THE STRAIN WITH THE SPIT ROAST.