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| turkey |
| the mediterranean coast |
| Many "treehouse" guesthouses line the road down to Olympos on the coast. They call them "treehouses" and I was expecting an actual TREE-HOUSE, but they are just wooden shacks on the ground. The only thing that makes them "treehouses" is the fact that they are made of wood and have a tree growing beside them. Stupid! Anyways, Olympos is not only known for it's great beach, but for the ancient Chimaera (Yanartash) flames there. |
| Olympos |
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| The Chimaera is a natural eternal flame, that according to legend was the hot breath of a subterranean monster. It was easily spotted by mariners in ancient times. Scientists still cannot explain the phenomenon even today. It was wild! A long 10 km hike each way from our "treehouse" up a small mountain to a clearing where dozens of these flames sprouted out from the rock. You can extinguish the flames by covering them for a short time, but they will start up again spontaneously. |
| The beach at Olympos. |
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| Patara, another beach town, is a few hours drive west of Kash. |
| Tony, with the awesome, maned 'Lion Dog' and his friend. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of 'Choking Dog' who was getting so worked up over 'Lion Dog' that he started choking on his own bark. 'Choking Dog' was stupid. |
| The sand dunes and beach at Patara. |
| BOO! I'm 26! |
| Lemon trees near our guesthouse. |
| Tony showing us how it's done. |
| Anna, Anita andTony trying to hitch us a ride to the next town, Fethiye. |
| Anita, trying to escape after I chained her to a metal pole. |
| Fethiye |
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| Kash beach. |
| Cheese for sale at the market. Notice in front how the feta cheese is stored inside dead goats' bodies. |
| Tony, Anna and Anita. |
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| Fethiye a beautiful, but touristy, resort town on the southwest coast of Turkey along the Mediterranean sea. We spent a couple of days here, our last in Turkey, before taking a ferry across to Greece. |
| We took a boat trip through 12 islands and beaches. |
| The ruins of Cleopatra's Baths on one of the beaches. |
| Lots of things to look at on the boat. |
| Ruins of Cleopatra's Baths. |
| The Turks love their Backgammon. |
| A street shoe-polisher. |
| The famous, lokum, or Turkish delight. |
| Canadian Nev and Annie. |
| "Have some more doner kebaps!!!" |
| The Mad Hooter! Me with a Turkish nargile waterpipe for my birthday at the Car Cemetery Bar. (Right) Anita, Nev, Annie, Anna and Tony. |
| OLIVES! |