Day 34 Saturday 14/09 Bodrum 33 deg Sunny - John here...R&R day in Bodrum. We went into town to do laundry and have a look around. I am absolutely amazed at how magnetic shoe shops can be on women as we saw a few. We spent the afternoon with a dip in the Mediterranean and hotel pool and lazed in the sun. Dinner was at Mimoza Restaurant in Gümüşlük Bay, some 25k from our hotel. This was a fish restaurant on and in the water, we had grouper which the b...

Day 32 Thursday 12/09 Antalya > Pamukkale 35 deg Sunny - Judy here...The day started with a swim for Enid in the Mediterranean, the first for the holiday. This area is the Turkish Riviera and we spent the morning looking at the "Old Town" set on a harbour, with views to the Toros Mountains and Mediterranean. The main players in the towns' structural formation were Alexander the Great 2 B.C. and Hadrian AD 130, these emperors sure got around. Travelling on...

Day 31 Wednesday 11/09 Konya > Antalya 38 deg Sunny - John here...A day of "M's" ...mountains, maniacs on the road (see photo) and Mediterranean. Left Konya on a mythical 3 lane highway, I say mythical coz the 3 lanes as the middle lane was shared for passing. The entertainment en route was watching a sedan packed full of fruit and veg but had the passenger rear door propped open with a hessian sack of fresh beans which slowly fell out of the car. We wat...

Day 30 Tuesday 10/09 Goreme (Cappadocia) > Konya 25 deg Sunny - Enid here...A 5.15am start for a perfect sunrise with Butterfly Hot Air Balloons over the most wonderful landscapes nature could dish up, the valley of love, pigeon valley, the castle, volcanoes, amazing. Finished off with the pilot landing perfectly on the trailer and the champagne served on a table set with flowers. Back to the hotel for a breakfast of omelette with some local treats. We co...

Day 29 Monday 9/09 Ankara > Goreme (Cappadocia) 24 deg Sunny - Judy here...We are impressed with Turkey, which is modern, the people are friendly, helpful and seem very respectful of their surroundings. It is very clean and gardens flourish, with great roads, transport and infrastructure support. The country on the way was quite flat and open, then broad valleys between mountain ranges with a lot of agriculture and a salt lake that was over 20klms. Clo...