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: Asclepion, Pergamum Acropolis, Troy, cheap transportation; jump to dispatch

BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM February 23, 1998
Sunrise (local): N.A. Sunset (local): N.A.	Weather 70°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 63 mi / 102 km Cumulative Total (all groups) 3001 mi / 4832 km	Lat: N.A. Lon: N.A. Elev: N.A.

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Çanakkale
Where We're Staying: Hotel Fatih, in the tiniest hotel room ever invented
Places We Visited: Bergama (Pergamum) ruins, the Akçay newsstand where we found our picture in the paper
Featured Site: ruins of Pergamum - the Asclepion (hospital)
Person of the Day: Aydin Sengul and Ismet Hoca
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: Hin diba; Breakfast: Gülden bread, plum and quince jam a la Gülden's mom; Lunch: Gülden bread, plum and quince jam a la Gülden's mom; Dinner: eggs, dandelion greens (hin diba), bread, cheese; Olive count: 1770
Word of the Day: "Ucoz" is the Turkish word for "cheap"
Tech Fact of the Day: Claiming ownership of sacred grounds is a difficult thing.: Flat Count (Cumulative): 21 - this one was our first trailer tire!; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 26

Next Stop: Gallipoli

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