Today I take a dolmus to Demre, then walk back to Kapakli. Doing this means that I complete another section of the Lycian, while only needing to carry a day pack. This wasn't part of our original plan, but our feet are so sore, and being able to stay in one (good) pension room for five days is such a luxury.
There is a junction on the Lycian between Demre and Kapakli. One option proceeds along the coast and the other inland. Unfortunately the options are not signposted, and it is half an hour before I realise that I'm on the wrong track. That is an hour lost. At least it is lost in a nice place.
There is no public transport from Kapakli to Ucagiz at this time of day, so at the end of my walk I need to hitch a lift home. Hitch hiking in Turkey is remarkably easy. My first ride is in a truck for transporting goats, and my second is in a late model Mercedes sports car. The way I smell, I fit right in in the truck, but I feel a bit sorry for the Mercedes driver.
Bridge on the Lycian Way.
Abandoned shepherd's camp. Every summer the shepherd's take their goats up into the hills. There is still plenty of food for the goats down low, but the goats don't like the heat over summer (sensible creatures) so they get moved to cooler grazing. The nomadic lifestyle is alive and well.
Today's tortoise count : 1
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