Pearls On Wheels

A later start. Usually we are in the road by 8am at the latest.  Breakfast was served at 8am so we enjoyed that and set off. The plan was to arrive mid afternoon.  At the end if this post you will see that the best laid plans can go awry. Lovely hill country, magnificent rocky mountains, Valleys filled with glass houses, Mosques. Several in some towns. New ones, some being  built. The roads are excellent, instead of overbridges and flyovers there are traffic lights and a version of roundabouts where  traffic from side roads cross the highway.   The traffic lights show the time to lapse before they change. When I see 94 seconds I melt a little inside in the afternoons when the sun is on my dark-blue back. But sometimes we have a chat with the cars alongside. We are a novelty - There are very few touring adventure motorcyclists on the road. Also most Turks know about Yeni Zealanda (NZ)... It is now compulsory for all children to visit Gallipoli once during th...

Few ride from  our simple abode in Gövoka to something special in Kas. We have had no rest days since we left Matulji 12 days ago. The short rides we had were around fairly active visits to the Bran Castel and to Gallipoli. So Dick has decided that we will ride a half day and treat ourselves to somewhere nice to stay. He chose well. The weather forecast for this region is looking good for the next week. It is the same all along the Turkish coast. I have decided to trial riding with my chin guard fixed in the up position as an experiment. It gets very hot inside my wee glasshouse when the visor slips down its ratchet mechanism. Later in the day I see many more glass (plastic) houses. Valleys filled with them.  When I checked on google maps their true extent is revealed. I am guessing they are used for growing tomatoes and cucumbers for the EU.  There is nothing growing in them at the moment. Grains are being stooked in small fields. We see goats being herded along the road...

We enjoyed our stay at Lola38°.  Perfect hospitality. The hotel was a carefully restored very old building. Rooms were in the garden courtyard. Breakfast was served in the morning shade out the front overlooking the harbour. Eggs mixed through a tomato and capsicum  sauce,  Freshly baked borek (thinly rolled pastry filled with cheese) Fresh apricots steeped in syrup, grilled goat's cheese, olives, white cheese with cheery compote, cheeses, tomatoes and cucumber,  freshly squeezed orange juice and chai. Biçan and her father were wonderful hosts. He had restored the old building over three years. The turquoise, delphinium blue and pink colours were gorgeous and restful. Dick has a plan that we ride for 300 km in the mornings with a stop every 100km. An excellent plan on these hot days. There are lovely tea places on the side of the road. Often inconspicuous, covered in grape vines. A spout of water near the road seems to be a hint. I am using google translate and have ...