Baykan

Tough day today. 38C and the sun. There's a lot of climbing and runter⛰️. The scenery is fantastic but the heat is sweltering. The day starts at what feels like 30 degrees and heats up to 38 degrees 🌡️.
I take water with me at every opportunity but within half an hour it's at body temperature and no longer refreshing 🥵. Luckily they give me frozen bottles on the way. 🙏
One person even stops and wants to know if I need food or drinks. When I say no, he wants to give me money in exchange if I don't have any! 😲

I'm really tired and just want to find somewhere in the shade to sleep.
They ask me if I want Çay.
Thanks, but no, I just want to sleep.
He persists.
- Çay?
- No, sleep!
- Çay?
- No, sleep.
- Come, Çay!
- Yok!

and after the tenth "Çay?" I say yes. 😮‍💨
An hour passes and I'm a bit fitter again, it's only a few kilometres to the town where Bruno is waiting.
You can get almost everything you need in Turkey. But rest is sometimes hard to come by. That's why I prefer to take short power naps in front of towns, then everything is easier and you can enjoy the conversations more.

In Baykan, I stand in the air conditioning jet of the supermarket. ❄️26 degrees, what a refreshment!

Bruno joins me and we look for a nice garden café. We watch the thunderstorm from a safe distance. ⛈️
We end up spending the night here too
Room and board are all on the owner and in the morning Bruno discovers a bag of fresh bread rolls next to him ❤️

In the evening, pleasant conversations develop with kids and teenagers aged 11-18.
The boys are really cute. Inquisitive, friendly, very caring. They invite us in for tea and don't accept any invitation from us, not even the chocolate we want to give them when they come shopping with us.Læs mere