Bill and Carol's Senior Years Abroad: Yaz Maceralar (Summer Adventures)

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August 28th 2011

Published: August 29th 2011

Welcome to Bill and Carol's Senior Years Abroad, blog about our explorations in and around Turkey in 2010 - 2012. As our second year in Turkey began in May 2011, we abandoned--for a few months--our efforts at being semi-serious travelers, taking a break in our volunteering and Turkish language study. With Seattle visitors (Janet and Bill Corriston and later Catherine Crain) in Turkey to temp... Read Full Entry

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Black Sea Flowers

Walking Home through the flowers

A Turkish Barbershop

Tea Pickers

We gave these young teapickers a ride to the next town.

The wash

The building needs work but look at that gleaming wash!

Walking home in the Yayla

Medieval Castle

This medieval Russian castle, Gevernik Castle is high above the cliff in the Black Sea area.

Hemsin woman in the meadow

The Hemsin culture is one of the distinct cultures in the Black Sea area.

Black Sea region wildflowers

Woman raking hay in the Yayla

A Haji Tomb

A tomb of a haji (person who did a Mecca pilgrimage)in the high Black Sea mountains

Carol with a Kangal dog

The huge dog is much prized by shepherds in the Black Sea yaylas as protection against attacks by wolves

A Black Sea mountain bagpiper

Woman hauling hay

A common sight in the Black Sea yayla

Mid level village in the Black Sea mountains

There is surprising density in the high, rural areas of the Black Sea

Men drinking Tea

A common sight in Turkey

Bill and the Imam

The hitchhiker turned out to be a village imam (Muslum holy man). He bought us tea like so many others had.

Three friends in Aydin

Three friends meet in a Black Sea town

A Black Sea village garden

Nuzzling a Marble Horse

29th August 2011

vince
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the good life
You two seem to be making the most of your Turkey sojourn. It's fun to hear and see it if only electronically. When do you leave to come home to the US?

30th August 2011

jack bautsch
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so alive!
Carol, your accounts are so vivid. I feel as if I'm right there with you and Bill. Thank you for the enthralling accounts of your adventures. Makes me want to go too!

31st August 2011

Molly Holmes
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Turkish Envy
Oh, my, will you ever want to come home? All so beautiful and exotic...Thanks fpr sjaromg/. I so enjoy your missives. Molly Holmes .

14th September 2011

Laura Banks
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Once again, awesome
Thanks so much for doing this. I am now caught up and ready (more like excited) to see you guys tonight!

18th October 2011

Doug Wilton
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Envy
This is soooo well done! Thanks a ton for sharing. I am enjoying my vicarious holiday with you.

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