Türkiye by Hola Siesta, on Flickr

Just finished a month of bikepacking in Türkiye. My second time there this year. Along with my month in Morocco, this could be my busiest year. Oh! and a few weeks in France, Scotland and England.

Oak 'green' bow by Hola Siesta, on Flickr

Had a few days of rain, so I sat in the tent making 'green' bows. Got 50 yards with this on the first day. Only found tortoises nearby and I don't think the arrow would get through the shell. So went hungry. (Yes, I know, needs more tillering)

Türkiye. Ölemez. 975m. by Hola Siesta, on Flickr


David Bowie's cat by Hola Siesta, on Flickr

I bumped into David Bowie's cat, out there on holiday.

Plenty of lake and sea swimming. Kebabs. Very friendly locals. Loads of friendly cats. A great trip.

Hi and thanks for posting. Were you following any particular route?

Cool cat!

Rasta wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:30 pm Had a few days of rain, so I sat in the tent making 'green' bows. Got 50 yards with this on the first day. Only found tortoises nearby and I don't think the arrow would get through the shell. So went hungry. (Yes, I know, needs more tillering)
Kebabs

Hope these activities weren't linked
In any case, you can't hit a tortoise with an arrow

In any case, you can't hit a tortoise with an arrow :lol

Turkey is high on the list. That looks ace.

gecko76 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:12 am

In any case, you can't hit a tortoise with an arrow :lol

Turkey is high on the list. That looks ace.

Well they're a bigger target so should be easier to hit

Agreed, sounds fantastic

Teaman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:56 pm Hi and thanks for posting. Were you following any particular route?

The first trip, one month, I flew into Bodrum Airport (not town) and followed the coast (not all) around to Dalaman Airport. Mainly wild camping in remote bays so I could practice my freediving.
This trip, one month, I flew into/out of Dalaman. Doing 3-4 days loops based out of Dalyan.
https://theecotrails.com.tr/read-first/?lang=en
I used these loops but also combined them with the hiking trails. The hiking trails were very tough with a loaded bike, and some really nasty bushes that would tear me up.

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:22 pm
Cool cat!

Need more cat lovers on here.

Didn't see any turkeys but plenty of very big boar at night. Unlike other boar I've seen, they come very close to the tent and growl like bears.