Avanos, Cappadocia - Quad biking

Having arrived in Avanos mid morning I arrived at the hotel and was blown away by how good it was. Had a quick kip which turned into a longer kip and then organised an evening of quad biking in the valleys.

Set off at 5pm and arrived at the centre where they supplied us with a hairnet and a helmet, showed us how to use the quads and then we rode off without a safety briefing. However speeds were very low as there were 20 or so of us in a row.

Spent about two hours riding around and stopping at various places to take photos. All good. The only drawback was the guides who seemed more concerned with showing off their quad bike skills than doing their jobs which presumably was to keep everyone safe. This led to an “incident” when the wife half of an American couple in their 70s I guess in front of me seemed to zoom off at high speeds. I was two bikes behind so could see it. I thought she’s not doing that on purpose. Maybe her throttle had got stuck open? Turns out she felt she had to as she was being overtaken by one of the guides at a place where she felt unsafe. She had a right to at them afterwards. But no injuries so all ok. Wonder if they’ll sue?Læs mere