antalya, pt. 3

my parents didn't like the first hotel we stayed at too much, so we went looking for another one to spend the last two days of our time together. this time, we went to the real hotel area of antalya, right by the beach promenade.

the only thing left to do was a little shopping tour. because my parents would take a bunch of my equipment with them for weight reasons, including my converse chucks, i had to get some new shoes. after some time haggling around at the bazaar, i got some solomon trainers that satisfied both my needs of looking good and not killing me on hikes. also secured a set of much needed fresh underwear as well as a pair of cargos.

my stove, book, gopro, boots, sneakers, ice axe, hammock and lots of other stuff i didn't need too often went into my parents suitcases, the difference in weight of my backpack definitely makes it worth it, though. from now on, i will mostly be out in nature, so the new focus in terms of baggage is weight and hikability.

but, of course, something had to go wrong in the end. i was on the phone with jakob when i noticed i was feeling a bit off. from there, everything started to go downhill. i spent the night awake, trying not to throw up and shit myself at the same time. turns out my parents went through the same thing, the chicken we had had for lunch probably got us all infected with salmonella. for me, that's no big issue, but they had to get on a plane the next day. with all of us completely worn out, the goodbye was a bit chaotic, but still very heartfelt.

with my little vacation now coming to an end, i realized how long my travel would be from here on. it had only been 4 months scince i had last been with them, but it's going to be another 11 now. mixed feelings.Read more