We left Goreme at about 9:00 for our first day of solo riding with the Turkish capital of Ankara as our destination. The ride itself was pretty unremarkable, a few stretches of scenery, but mostly farmland. We crossed a few patches of rain about half way through, but it did not last more than 10 minutes in total. At one point, being low on fuel, we ventured into a village in search of a service station. At one quasi deserted intersection, I asked the only man in sight if he knew where we could find fuel. I accomplished by pointing at my bike’s tank and saying ''benzene'', the Turkish word for fuel. The man pointed to our right, showed 2 fingers and said ''kilometre''. We thanked him and I proceeded to make the right turn. After
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