Sunday, 17 May 2015

Day 11 - Uzumlu to Gelemis

A seven and a half hour walk, in hot sun, mostly following the course of an ancient aqueduct.  When I reach the outer edge of my destination town, I turn my tee-shirt inside out, because I'm too embarrassed to walk through a civilised area with so many sweat stains showing.  Lunch, had en-route, was one and a half packets of biscuits.  Dinner was a pide (Turkish pizza), plate of heavily salted chips, glass of aryan  (a salted yogurt drink), fresh watermelon juice, and a lot of water.

The elevated portion of the aqueduct 

A hillside spring; a piece of infrastructure with great ROI stats.  A welcome sight to hot/thirsty travelers 2500 years ago, and still a welcome sight now.

Today's tortoise count : 2 

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