So the day has finally come – our last day of riding to get us in to Istanbul. Lots of rain over night, and the forecast for the day isn’t exactly brilliant either, with lots of rain coming our way. Out…
It’s the end of the world as we know it…
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A day in Sunny Safranbolu (rest day)
Not a great night’s sleep – the curtains are too small and too thin for the streetlights outside and with the window open to combat the stuffy room all the street noise comes in as well – and then there’s…
Heading for Safranbolu (stage 112)
I had a great sleep last night – it was cool and quiet where we were camped, at least through until 0535 when it was time for ‘us’ to get ready for Fajr prayer at which point it turned out that…
Amasya to Ormancik (stage 110)
Michael and I set off together again this morning, not quite last, Ivan was still drinking coffee and talking about new drones with the crew! It had rained as we were getting up and getting ready but by the time…
A day in Amasya (rest day)
I didn’t drink enough water during the day and then too many refreshing beverages last night – as a consequence I was moving more slowly this morning. I had been intending to get caught up with blog posts, but Michael suggested…
Into Amasya (stage 109)
A quick overview of the day cool but lovely clear morning Michael and I set off together at the back of the field pretty quick riding on a great surface couple of big hills, but in the morning generally heading down…
More ups and downs (stage 107)
In summary very cold morning, -2ºC as Michael and I set off together as the last ones out of camp progressively overtook most people along the way – almost caught up with Grant, but let him get ahead again and…
Up the lakes (stage 104)
Bloody dogs…! There was a pack of (presumably wild) dogs which decided that in and around our camp was a good place to spend the night barking at anything and everything, so despite the fact that I was pretty tired…
A day to myself in Kars (rest day)
From the sound of the talk at breakfast I’m glad I took myself off to my room when I did last night, there were several hangovers amongst the group this morning! I’d seen a very nice looking cafe as I…