Webmaster's Note: Because the BikeAbout team is traveling in smaller groups for a little while, we have changed the format of the journal slightly. The dispatches for Turkey will be presented in geographical rather than chronological order. To view the chronological order, go to the itinerary.

topics: ruins ruins everywhere, the Oracle, apple tea (food), the effects of war on tourism; jump to dispatch

BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM February 15–16, 1998
Sunrise (local): N.A. Sunset (local): N.A.	Weather 70°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 84 mi / 135 km Cumulative Total 2910 mi / 4695 km	Lat: N.A. Lon: N.A. Elev: 33 ft / 10 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from February 15 to February 16. The almanac data refers to February 16.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Selçuk
Where We're Staying: Eyul Family Pension
Places We Visited: Temple of Apollo at Didim, the Oracle, a fish truck, Selçuk
Featured Site: Temple of Apollo at Didim
Person of the Day: Fishermen who drove us to Söke
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: apple tea; Breakfast: bread and honey, yogurt; Lunch: dolma in cabbage, salad, eggplant; Dinner: Turkish pizza (or pide); Olive Count: 1750
Word of the Day: Tammar means "OK" in Turkish.
Tech Fact of the Day: Ill-informed tourists are afraid of Iraq being "next door" to Turkey.: Flat Count (Cumulative): 20; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 26