Up and away by 7:15 and then along the coast towards Mersin and Adana. On the way passed a ruin of an old amphitheatre, but could not see a name for the place.
As I was travelling along the coast road I noticed loads of tiny cooker looking contraptions at the side of the road. These were small cafe type places I think where you can get a cup of the sweet Turkish tea. They have a unique style that I have never seen before. Here is a photo of one with the old lady who manages it.
When I got to the motorway section that goes through the mountains I wanted to record the journey where the motorway swings between the hills unfortunately the section came up faster than I expected, and I only managed to get the camera installed (taped behind the windscreen) for the last part of the section. Anyway here it is it gives a feel for the journey through the mountains.
Stopped at a motorway service station and there was a daef and mute man shining shoes. I communicated with him for a while about the bike in sign language and later he polished my boots in a very professional manner.
As I went around Ankara I took some photos of all the ugly multi-story buildings that surround the city.
Really just a day about making progress towards Greece. I kept going till late to get beyond Istanbul. Again it was a bit of a nightmare on the ring road around the city. There are whizz kids undertaking all over the place. Had a near miss but fortunately avoided an accident.
Pulled off motorway and found a pretty grubby hotel, but shower ok so couple of beers and off to bed.
Checked out the TV and there were only two channels working. The first was showing a sort of Turkish spoof soap opera, and the second was full on "Hustler" TV. So decided to broaden my cultural awareness for a while, and anyway I don't speak Turkish.
More later folks.
TOR
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