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Turkey Time
June 10, 2005 - Tagged as: Travel
Sorry I haven't added anything here in so long. I wrote up a bit long post while I was in Athens, but it didn't submit properly and I lost it. I'm in Turkey now and so far Turkey has been awesome.
After leaving Athens, I decided to move quickly towards Turkey because I don't have much time here. This meant that I didn't have time to see the Greek islands at all. I took a ferry to the island of Samos and then another ferry to Turkey a few hours later. When I arrived in Samos, I was a little worried that I didn't have anything planned in Turkey. I went to a travel agent and he suggested that I go with the Fez bus. Fez offers a hop-on hop-off bus around parts of Turkey. I have heard that travelling by public transit in Turkey is pretty easy, but given my compressed schedule, I didn't really have time to worry about looking for hostels and bus schedules.
I think I was a bit ambitious when I planned my travel itinerary. Actually, I always knew it was ambitious, but at the time, I had a girlfriend to get back to so I didn't want to leave for too long. For those of you who don't know (probably most people, since I haven't told many people), Lauren and I broke up the day I left. So if you know any single women in Turkey, Germany, France, Spain or Portugal, let me know. :)
Currently, I'm on a boat trip between Fethiye and Olympos. It has been good to sit on the boat and relax, but the churning Mediterranean and the diesel fumes are making me a bit sick. The water here is crystal clear and warm, so it's excellent for swimming.
One final anecdote before I head back towards the boat. Yesterday, the boat was anchored near a small, uninhabited island that was covered with ruins. I swam over to the island and started climbing up the path barefoot (ouch). I made it about half way up the mountain and I approached a small graveyard. I glanced over to my left and noticed a long black tube. I thought to myself, "That's an odd place for a garden hose". A moment later, I realized that I was standing next to a huge black snake. The snake was shiny in the sun and had light orange stripes near its belly. When the snake noticed me, it turned around and went through some rocks. When it came out, I saw it in full view. It was approximately seven feet long and about the width of a large egg at the thickest point. I decided that I had walked far enough and it was time to head back to the boat.
I almost forgot to tell about The Pink Palace. It was a lot of fun. It definitely tested the limits of my liver. On my second night there, I drank my weight in Ouzo and woke up the next day with a ripping hangover and a huge bump on my head. Good times.
Athens had some impressive ruins, but the garbage in the streets was disgusting. I have to run now or the boat will be off without me.
Comments
We are pleased to hear you are enjoying Turkey and have had some interesting adventures already. I suspect your Mom's feet would not have touched the ground all the way back to the boat if she had encountered that snake. Glad to hear that you survived the excesses of the Pink Palace.
Canada misses you, David. But don't worry about us, you go nail some fine Portuguese women and have a good time. We'll get by without you for now.
Good to hear things are going well in turkey and you have avoided any fatal snake bites. I managed to get back to chichester at 630 am monday morning for work at 830. I think my plans were to ambitious for that week as well. hope your having a blast
never say sorry - after all you are writing, this is a miracle. Your children will bless you as they read your correspondence and laugh. They always laugh. No fragile egos allowed.............
I do know someone over there who is single, but dating, mother not persuaded this is the one, may be single by time you reach france
Janine is Mom, Pierre is dad, both wonderful and they live in Miramas which is south of Franch near Marseille
let me know if you want their email address
they are wonderful and know nothing about computers, this could be a wonderful trade off you with skills they with extra bedroom and big hearts.
I had a school chum who was knifed in Athens market, may be a good thing you had to run off like that.
I hear that Turkey is wonderful - Janine would like to visit.
On your next trip may I suggest .....good deals from France to morroco, which i cannot spell
Your mother is so happy with Dave's place, she is grinning all the time
I am sorry about Lauren, her loss
Glad you are having time of life and want to stay
take care
love
jan