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We left Osmaniye after exchanging gifts with our hosts there. I had almost enough gear to put together a full Turkish police uniform. The ride to Cappadoccia was much less strenuous than the previous day's one.
The secondary highway we rode on took us through plains from which we could see some stunning snow capped mountain ranges and through a succession of villages that still looked like they would have 80-100 years ago, except for the cars. In one of these villages, a farmer was leading 3 cows across the town centre and had to take evasive action with the herd to get out of our way. We also past countless herds of sheep in the fields being tended to by shepherds.
The ride was relaxing, a welcomed change for Erin.
We rode over a hill and caught our first glimpse of the Cappadoccian region. Hard to describe how the land seems to have been carved up into what they refer to as fairy chimneys and caves. Good thing we can post a few pictures! Our hotel was in fact a cave and quite nice actually. Staying in a cave hotel is very touristy, but that is what
we were after all.
The town we stayed in was Goreme, which is a surreal looking little tourist spot with streets that are lined with carpet and souvenir shops, bars, restaurants and internet cafes. The place is crawling with Australians, Canadians, Germans, Brits and French. We met some nice people from all of those places and chatted up a nice French couple at a carpet shop where Erin had dropped a few Liras the previous night. We were there picking up our shipping tracking number...
We had a few very nice meals in Goreme and also attended a Whirling Dervish ceremony, which turned out to be a bit of a tourist trap at 25 Euros a head. When we pulled up we found 6 tour buses parked outside, a real UN of senior citizens packed the small room that the Dervishes performed in, it was nevertheless very interesting to watch this ancient tradition.
After 2 nights in the Cappadoccia region we rode off for Ankara.
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Angela
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I'm glad that Erin had an easier day of riding. Nice Rug!!