Still a day’s drive to Kas.

Photos - Turkey - Finally!

Well, we made it to Turkey - still a day's drive to Kas.
Left Kos eventually, about 4.30pm only about 36 hours later than hoped. The guy we'd met the day before (that’s in her part of blog) arrived at the ferry 2 mins before departure with his BMW bike on a trailer, having gone for a ride around the island, had picked up a puncture. So we set sail only a few minutes late and headed for the next problem. Turkish customs...

We docked in Bodrum Harbour, got the bikes off in about 5 mins and then got the visas stamped.
All OK so far. Now we have to get the bike accepted. Now this shouldn't be too much of a problem. We have all the necessary documents. Only need a photocopy of the visa, with entry stamp. So I hobble off behind this custom guy to the photocopy shop 100 yds away. So far so good. Back to the custom office, hand over passport and all and off he trotted...... somewhere.......... After about an hour of knowing nothing of what was going on, we wandered off along the quayside to find something to eat. Meatballs, chips, rice, salad and water - very nice. Suitably refreshed we wondered back to the custom office. Still no sign.......... By this time Andy had had his puncture repaired. The sun was going down, and the hopes of getting 100 or so miles under our belts before dark faded with the sinking sun. Alison by now had gone off to find a cash machine and some credit for the Turkish phones.

I decided to get the video and film the sunset, balancing the camera precariously on the back of the scooter zooming in on the sun, pressed the record button and as if by magic the customs man appeared. İ think he'd waited in the wings for the 'best' moment to reappear. Well İ thought, ‘sod it’, and carried on filming. A few minutes later as the golden ball disappeared, he was still sorting Andy and the other passengers with a car, so İ got my sunset video (maybe)

I'm sending it in bits so I don't lose it!

Anyway, documents stamped and off we set. By now it was dark but a full moon was on the horizon, so we set off, got out of Bodrum and onto the open road.
Doing only about 10 miles, we spotted a motel, so we decided that the day has been eventful enough and stopped there for the night. And they have an internet cafe that seems to work and not lose everything, though I'm not going to risk the spell checker (sorry, leaving bit that to Sue!)

İ must have a word with Andy, that wheeze of getting himself and bike off the ferry and leaving his passenger behind… (I jest, of course !!!)
Tony