Josh rides the wave with his noodle

Big waves

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August 3rd 2007
Geo: 37.0391, 27.4302We had huge waves at the beach yesterday. That is, huge waves for here. Usually there are very few waves, if any. All of them are generated by wind, not tide. We heard that there was rain in Istanbul the day before yesterday and that brought some good winds south to us. We all really enjoyed going out in the big surf and riding up and down on the waves. We also cracked ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more