by Sezgin | Jul 26, 2014 | SeedsonWheels |
Travellers find travellers on the road. A hitch-hiker, who we took while we were going from Fethiye to Bördübet, calls us when we were in Amazon. We say where we are and comes by hitch-hiking again. Just at that time, another car arrives with four people in it. Two couples one of which travelling by their car and the other one is travelling by hitch-hiking. They had met on the way too. By the way, at this precise moment, 9 people come together who met just because they are all on the same road. We share the night at the same table on the ground, around the same fire. After the staff of Amazon Club came and put out our fire, we continue talking by lighting lots of candles. Also a couple with a caravan camps close to us. We leave there with 5 people in the morning. With Selçuk, Anıl and Büşra, except us. We decide to spend the day and night together. We decide where to go all together as five travellers in the same caravan. We climb to Bayır Village in Marmaris and drink water near an old plane tree. Then we find a place to camp in the forest after taking enough water for all of us. Our dinner is combined of whatever everybody has. At night, we light a fire and talk about our dreams, hopes and despair. After spending 2 nights and a whole day together, everybody goes on their way. While we are going north, towards Iasos, Anıl and Büşra goes south,...
by Sezgin | Jul 21, 2014 | SeedsonWheels |
We reach Dalyan passing through Köyceğiz and Ortaca after leaving Akçay. We are amazed by the view of the river flowing through a beautiful valley. The river creates a huge delta where the water of Köyceğiz Lake meets with Mediterranean Sea. While travelling by a boat in canals among long reeds in delta, we watch Lycian King Tombs on the hills. There is a beach 5 km long where the river meets the sea. There are posters in Dalyan saying “İztuzu belongs to the people” becomes clearer at the beach: “No to privatization at Iztuzu”. It is planned to give the right of management of this place to private sector. Struggle against mining companies, Hydroelectric Power Plants and huge wind turbines to save the nature becomes resistance against companies and threat of concrete. Iztuzu, saved by Captain June years ago, is the living and reproducing area of sea turtles in where a sea turtle hospital exists. Also this place is a natural protection area. In sea turtle hospital, a herd of turtles are being cured. A hut telling the story of Captain June, “Captain June’s Hut” is just next to the hospital. One side of the beach is lake, the other side is the sea. Places where turtles’ nests exist are signed. We spend the night in Dalyan, near Sungurlu Lake and move towards Fethiye in the morning. While passing through Göcek, the road is divided in two and we choose the free road of course. But we realize our mistake when we turn back. The mountain road is long...
