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Lying flat abroad, I continued to complete the Turkish lycian way hike after two years

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2022-06-16 10:34:51

Lying flat abroad, I continued to complete the Turkish lycian way hike after two years


    ThesecondhalfofthelycianwayonfootinTurkeyistwoyearsapartsportsfitness,whichisabitlong.Ithinkeveryoneknowsthereason.That’sright,thewholeworldhasbeenshutdownfortwoyears.In2022,Europewillalsolieflat.Travelrestrictionshavealsobeenlifted,andIcan'twaittofinishthesecondhalfofthelycianway.Itwasplannedtobecompletedin12daysfromfiNiketoantalya,butthelast3daysofthejourneythoughtthatoneoftheaccommodationsiteswasclosed,andwedidn’tbringatent,soitwasdifficulttochangeittotwodays,
andfinallydecidedtogiveup,andtookthesealinetoreturntoCiraliinthelasttwodays.,whichisequivalenttowalkingacirclearoundTahtaliMountain,whichisnotbad.Inaddition,thelasttimewewenttodemre,wehadtobrowseahighmountainfromdemretofinike,andtherewasnoaccommodationonthemountain,onlytents.Thethreecompanionswerethefirsttimeforsuchalongdistance.Theyhadnoexperienceincamping,sotheyhadtogiveuptwodaysago.ThisisalsoagoodwaytofindanexcuseforyourselfnexttimeyougotocampinTurkey.

    Inaddition,Turkeyisreallyaparadiseforcamping,withfewrestrictions,abeautifulenvironment,andfreshwaterisoftenprovidedincampingplaces.

    Ingeneral,thesecondparagraphismoredifficultthanthefirstparagraph.Thereare4peopleinagroup,andthreeladiesareallnewbiesinlongdistance,buttheyhavepersevered,whichisverygood.

    Mymobilephoneenteredtheseaonthefirstdayandwascompletelyunusable,causingheavylosses.Luckilyitwasthefirstday,howmanyphotoswouldIhavetoloseonthelastday.

    MostofthepeoplewhocometothislineareRussians,andtherearealsomanypeoplefromotherEasternEuropeancountries.GermanAmericansinWesternEuropehavealsoseenthem,buttheydon’tknowmuchamongChinesepeople.Ihaveaskedtheowneroftherestaurantorhotel,andIcansee1peryear.2Chinese.Well,lethimsee4atatimethistime.Thisroadhasmountains,waters,culturalrelics,andhumanities.TheTurksarealsoveryenthusiasticandhaveagoodexperience.

    Youcanalsodownloadthelycainwayapponyourmobilephone,whichisveryeasytouse.Butthereisonethingtonote,thedistanceofeachsectiongivenbytheofficialisseriouslyinaccurate,andsomecandeviatealot.

    Todayisthefirstdayofhiking

    Breakfastat8:00inthemorning,so-so,nobutter,honey,andnomeat.Thisaccommodationhasnospecialfeatures.Itisfarfromthecitycenter,andthehotwaterforbathingisnotgood,soIdon’trecommendit.

    Afterdinner,thebossdroveus12kilometersbecauseitwastooboringtowalkalongthecoastline.

    Westartedwalkingat9:15,andwehavebeenwalkingalongthecoastortheroadsinthevillage.Alongtheway,thereareplasticgreenhousesforgrowingvegetables.Occasionally,wepassaschoolandseveralhouses,orthelowandsimpleshacksoffarmers.Buttherearealsosomesurprises.First,therearemanymulberrytreesontheroadside.Themulberriesarejustwhentheyaremature.Thebigpurplemulberriesaresweet.Someofthemhavenoownersontheroadside.Youarewelcometoeatthem.Youcaneatit,withoutexception,sayyes,eatit.ItseemsthattheTurksdon'tliketoeatmulberries,andsomearealloverthefloor,andchickensareeatingthem.Whenwepassedbythevegetablegreenhouse,wehappenedtoseeafarmerpackingpeppers.Wewentovertocheckitout.TheTurkishfarmerdidn’tknowawordofEnglish,buthepolitelyaskedustotakeabunchofpeppers.Weonlytooktwo.Wedidn’texpectdinner.Iwasstilleatingitatthetime,andthisfreshchilitastedsweetatfirst,thenspicy,sospicy.Thelastfewkilometersareabitundulatingalongtheroad,buttheblueseaisalwaysontheright,verybeautiful.Thereareoftensomeparkingspacesonthesideoftheroad,andtherewillbewaterpipestoprovidefreshwater,whichmaynotbedrinkable,butcancooldown.Severalplacescangodowntothebeach.Ifthereisasmallbeach,theremustbesomesupportingfacilities,tablesandchairs,andevenfreshwaterwashing.SeeingalotofRVs,thisisreallyagoodplacetocamp.

    Todayisrelativelyeasy,Ienteredthevillageat3:30,karaoz.First,IsatinthecanteeninthevillageanddrankaliterofTurkishyogurttoquenchmythirstandcooldown.Turkishyogurtisthemostcommondrinkwehavealongtheway.Itisslightlysourandalittlesalty.Itisjustenoughtosupplementproteinandsalt,anditdoesnotcausestomachupset.IbuyiteverytimeIseeit,sothatIwillcarryaliterofyogurtonthebackoftheitinerary.watertodrink.

    ThenIlookedatmyphoneandlookedforaplacetostay.Itwasn'tcheap.Ahostelrecommendedbytheownerofthehostelinthemorningwasrecommendedagaininthisshop.Thatshouldbefine.Moreover,itisstilltheoff-seasonfortravel,andmanyplaceshavenotyetopened.Onlyonerestaurantisopentoeat.It'snicetofindthehotelownerwhodoesn'tspeakmuchEnglish,butthatdoesn'tpreventusfromcommunicating.300lireincludesbreakfastanddinnerforoneperson,that'sall.Althoughthedinnerisaverage.Wequicklywashedourclothesandwenttothebeachforaswiminourswimsuit.Theseawasabitcoldbutitcouldn'tstopourenthusiasmatall.Theseasideisnotfinesand,butwalnut-sizedstones,whicharesoirritating.ThenIjumpedintothewaterwithmymobilephone.Huawei'swaterproofmobilephonealsofailedtoblockthewaterintheMediterraneanSea.Itwassacrificedonthefirstdayofourhike.Fortunately,onthefirstday,ifitwasonthelastday,IwouldHowmanyphotosandvideoshavetobelost?Afterswimmingintheseaside,theownerofasmallteahouseandhotelisalsowaitingforushere.Dinnerwasmediocre,buttheenthusiasticbossinvitedustodrinkbeer,andthenwenttovisithispersonalcollectionafterdinner,andalsoplayedasectionofsanxian.Inaddition,TurkishsecularpeopleactuallydrinkteainRamadan.Thereareorangetreesandlemontreeseverywhereinthissmallvillage.Theflowersoflemonsandorangesaresofragrant,withasmellofjasmine,andthefruitfromlastyearisstillhangingonthetree,anditwillbloomagainthisyear.Theorangespickedfromthetreearesosweet.

    Gotobedearlytoday,havebreakfastat7o'clocktomorrow,setoffbefore8o'clock,23kilometersofmountainroad,thefirstrealchallengeofthesecondsectionofthelycianway.

    Distance18.9km,climb209metersTherouteishere

    Thisistheyardforthefirstnight'sstay.IfeelthatTurkeyisverylife-like.

    Itisalsoanofficialaccommodationrecommendedbylycianway,butIdon'trecommendthisone.