Day 54 (Turkey): Sulumenli - Kapakli

by markus

today’s distance: 120km
total distance: 4425km
riding time: 6h

I woke up in a room that I didn’t know. That sometimes happens when you change places all the time. It just takes a second to realize what happened the night before. Sleeping in my tent gives me a feeling of being at home, it is one of the few constants at the moment.

I had breakfast with the family and left. Mohammed’s farewell bidding was extremely intense and took me a bit by surprise. I set out and tried to cover mileage. The wind wasn’t a big factor, the sun was shining and the terrain not terribly challenging. I am currently bopping around 1000m (3300ft), sometimes a bit higher, sometimes a bit lower. The day was a bit uneventful and I quickly covered miles. Despite not really wanting to do so, I ended up with 120km over the course of the day and didn’t feel thatI was pushing it too much.

The towns along the way are rather interchangeable it seems … but the gas stations sometimes aren’t.

More miles and cross-cultural fun in the afternoon, trying to get a small amount of salt instead of buying one kilo. It somehow worked in the end. The area was pretty as you can see.

I ended up at a gorgeous spot a bit off the road and the attendant noise, watching a beautiful sunset and sitting in the bright moonlight typing things up.