(written by Nancy) Decent sleep last night – very quiet in the hotel.  We were down for breakfast with the bags packed on the bikes by 8am.  We had the usual Turkish breakfast – Dave promises a post on Turkish breakfasts generally in the next couple of days so I won’t spoil it. On the … Continue reading Turkish roads take their first casualty to Kalkan (84/13,682k, 760m)

(written by Nancy) First, before I forget, we had a delicious dinner at the hotel last night.  Fresh fish cooked by Alp, the hotel owner, with a big salad, couscous, potatoes and a lovely homemade dessert made by his mother.  Dave has included a picture below.  Alp was also nice enough to give us a … Continue reading Hot highway day – Köyceğiz to Fethiye (74/13,598k, 900m)

(written by Dave) First a quick update on dinner last night – we tried finding a recommend restaurant but somehow missed out.  We ended up at a semi-local joint where Nancy had a hamburger and I had some form of chili chicken.  Both were pretty good though you’d have to say that mine was curious … Continue reading Turkey things on a day from Marmaris to Koycegiz (64/13,524k)

(written by Dave) Today’s ride was simply stunning.  We knew we were in Turkey but often felt as though we were riding the fjords of Norway.  We rode along the Datca peninsula for most of the day, several times climbing through saddles to chase the road onto the other side.  This didn’t make for a … Continue reading Gorgeous day along the Datca Peninsula – Datça to Marmaris (73/13,460k)

(written by Nancy) Gosh, what a hard day….  Okay, not really, but got to keep the theme of this trip going.  We woke up to bright blue skies this morning, not a cloud in sight.  And, even better, no wind at all, which was good news as it meant very little wave action for the … Continue reading Across the Gulf of Gökova – Bodrum to Datça by ferry (11/13,387k)

(written by Dave) Our ferry doesn’t leave until tomorrow so we had another free day today in Bodrum.  We were going to visit the underwater archeology museum here in town but only discovered last night that Monday is the one day a week that it is closed.  We had to fall back onto plan B, … Continue reading Baths and boats in Bodrum

(written by Dave) Today we did almost nothing – and it was great.  We were up late, had brekkie late and went for a late morning stroll to find another coffee.  This was followed by lunch and pretty much just hanging around.  It is the first day since we left France that we didn’t ride, … Continue reading Where’s Waldo, Turkish style – in Bodrum

(written by Nancy) The aim this morning was to leave a bit earlier than usual, given the long day we had planned so we were up at 6:15, packing and eating our oatmeal for breakfast.  I think the people on duty at the hotel were a bit confused when we didn’t stay for the free … Continue reading Over hill and dale and hill and hill – Didim to Bodrum (100/13,376k)

(written by Dave) Not planning a long day today, we were slow getting out of the guesthouse in the morning.  I think it was close to 9:30 by the time we said goodbye and good luck to Tom, the owner/operator.  Tom was a good guy.  This summer he is buying a house, getting married and … Continue reading Double day and the wind – Selçuk to Didim (97/13,276 k)

(written by Nancy) Last night for dinner we ended up at a little restaurant in the middle of town (which is just a 5min walk from our guesthouse) and had some delicious lentil soup and shared a Turkish pizza.  The restaurant owner was rightly proud of his lentil soup, saying we would not find the … Continue reading Old stuff day number two in Selçuk – Ephesus