Turkey
Turkey
Good start this morning LD started and is running well. Drove along the coast of Greece toward Turkey. Didn’t think we’d make it today but stopped only 110k’s from Istanbul. The change in people and places in such a short distance was remarkable. The Greek customs seemed keen to know what was being taken out! But Turkish customs didn’t … Continue reading
Istanbul
What a day we’ve had today Looked round the Blue Mosque, stayed during prayer time very quiet and peaceful. Visited Museum from 6AD and some from the Byzantine Empire. The church has been both Muslim and Christian over time. Brass doors inside weighing 8 ton, and marble floor worn away where sentry’s have stood. Black market exchange … Continue reading
Istanbul
A very uneasy night went to bed expecting trouble. Left on our clothes and shoes and moved everything away from windows. half asleep about 3am, 3 faces prowling round, pushed his head through the window and flashed a card saying he was the police. When I went to get the card he moved it again, … Continue reading
Turkey
Pretty calm day after the hectic weekend drove most of the day just stopping for bread, changed another £5 in Samsun the first major port on the Black Sea. Pitched up on the edge of the sea for the night its cold and bleak, the seas choppy and its throwing it down. As cold as home and were … Continue reading
Turkey
Stormy night, seas blowing strong, rain lashing all night, Syl and Bev soaking wet, spent the day drying out bedding. From Samsun we followed the road to Trabzon before turning inland, then we climbed for 3 hours up and up thought we’d never reach the top into clouds then snow 6,600 ft Zigana Pass. Lots of people living on the lower slopes … Continue reading
Turkey
Splendid, early start, no bother during the night, LD blowing black smoke, heavy. Good run from Bayburt all the way to the Iranian border. Snow, rain, blazing sun. Had Half hour sun bathe by the roadside after nearly getting LD stuck. Fantastic scenery through thawing snow covered mountains, few eagles soaring, 2 Storks fighting on schoolhouse chimney. Decided … Continue reading