only to be told by Fiona that in 2014 an extra 19km was added to it. Ahhh, after fourteen years of finishing at this point, they decide to extend it the year before we do it.
Me contemplating victory postponed. Oh the humanity.
We have coke and "tost" at the tea house in Hisarcandir, then press onto Citdibi, the new final night on the Lycian Way.
View from Citdibi looking back toward Hisarcandir.
We arrive at Citdibi soon after 6pm, but cannot find any accommodation in the village. We are turned away at the village guest house, and the only commercial accommodation nearby isn't answering their phone. We have the tent in which we could sleep, but we haven't got enough food with us for tomorrow (as we were planning on getting dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow at a guest house in the village). Additionally, both of our phones now have flat batteries. After an hour in Citdibi trying to find a solution, we spot an approaching bus and make a snap decision to get on it. We end up back in Antalya for an unplanned rest day, as the next bus back to Citdibi isn't till 5pm the next day. VL Day is postponed for the 2nd time in one day.
I must emphasise that our experience in Citdibi was completely out of the norm for the Lycian Way. In every other place that we have visited the locals have been incredibly welcoming/helpful, often approaching us and offering us food. Oh well, it is in the nature of adventures that they don't always go according to plan.
Today's tortoise count : 1
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