What the heck is up with our sleep still? Sorry to keep groaning about it but it’s getting kinda ridiculous. Mike went to bed at 8:30pm and was up and out of bed at 2:30am. I didn’t go to bed until after midnight, still awake when Mike got up and then tossed and turned until the morning. For me, it’s like I can’t turn my brain off. I have these obsessive dreams that go on and on and on...and on. But hopefully tonight will be better since we will be sleeping off the boat. After a morning and early afternoon of work we jumped in ‘Herbie’ for a road trip to Bodrum to see our friend Hasan! After a few errands in town, we made our way over the mountain towards Mugla where there are groves of fragrant citrus trees lining the road which meant numerous fruit stands along the way. We couldn’t resist and stopped at one to buy some snacks for the road. As we ate our oranges and dipped our fingers in a mason jar full of honey we continued up and over the next mountain. It was a gorgeous sunny afternoon and the views were beautiful…stunning Marmaris Bay, sun dappled pine forests, pastoral villages and farms, groves and groves of olive trees.
As we were driving and getting further away from the Euro influenced coast we could see more of what most of Turkey is probably like. The tractor carrying a family into town, a shepard sitting on the side of the road tending their flock, a man leading his heavy laden horse down the road. It was a nice glimpse into the rest of Turkey and makes us want to see more.
We made our way into Bodrum in the early evening and went looking for Hasan. He gave us some general directions which led us out of town. We ended up meeting him on the road and he told us we would be having a BBQ at the boatyard where he is working and temporarily living. After a brief stop on the dirt road to take in the view of the Aegean Sea we made our way down to the yard.
As soon as we entered Mike said “Listen to those grinders.” and we both thought “What? We just drove 2 ½ hours to spend the evening in another boatyard?” But no fear, the night was relaxing and pleasant. The work in the yard quickly ended and the air became still and quiet. We were also able to get a sneak peek and tour of Hasan’s work project.
A 129 foot steel hulled sail boat that is probably 2/3 from completion. It was impressive to say the least. It has 10 refrigerators, a Jacuzzi tub on deck, and is (will be) completely computer controlled. You could be on your laptop on the other side of the world and open and close hatches, start engines, watch live video of who is doing what where… The only bummer is that we didn’t bring the camera in to share some pics with you all. But if anyone out there wins the lottery we know how you could spend some of that money!
We were then treated to a delicious BBQ by Hasan and his co-workers Cetin and Mustafa.
We ate as the sky grew dark and warmed ourselves by the fire fueled with teak as the night grew cool. Since Hasan had just finished up his 84 hour work week he was a bit tired. And after realizing he was talking with his co-workers about who may give up their bed for us that night we quickly made our way back into town to find a pansiyon. We stumbled upon a charming place and made our way into the twin beds with a good night’s sleep on our minds!
As we were driving and getting further away from the Euro influenced coast we could see more of what most of Turkey is probably like. The tractor carrying a family into town, a shepard sitting on the side of the road tending their flock, a man leading his heavy laden horse down the road. It was a nice glimpse into the rest of Turkey and makes us want to see more.
We made our way into Bodrum in the early evening and went looking for Hasan. He gave us some general directions which led us out of town. We ended up meeting him on the road and he told us we would be having a BBQ at the boatyard where he is working and temporarily living. After a brief stop on the dirt road to take in the view of the Aegean Sea we made our way down to the yard.
As soon as we entered Mike said “Listen to those grinders.” and we both thought “What? We just drove 2 ½ hours to spend the evening in another boatyard?” But no fear, the night was relaxing and pleasant. The work in the yard quickly ended and the air became still and quiet. We were also able to get a sneak peek and tour of Hasan’s work project.
A 129 foot steel hulled sail boat that is probably 2/3 from completion. It was impressive to say the least. It has 10 refrigerators, a Jacuzzi tub on deck, and is (will be) completely computer controlled. You could be on your laptop on the other side of the world and open and close hatches, start engines, watch live video of who is doing what where… The only bummer is that we didn’t bring the camera in to share some pics with you all. But if anyone out there wins the lottery we know how you could spend some of that money!
We were then treated to a delicious BBQ by Hasan and his co-workers Cetin and Mustafa.
We ate as the sky grew dark and warmed ourselves by the fire fueled with teak as the night grew cool. Since Hasan had just finished up his 84 hour work week he was a bit tired. And after realizing he was talking with his co-workers about who may give up their bed for us that night we quickly made our way back into town to find a pansiyon. We stumbled upon a charming place and made our way into the twin beds with a good night’s sleep on our minds!
Hey Guys,
ReplyDeletesounds like things are moving along - independence-wise. As far as sleep patterns...I think Mike should lay off the coffee at 2:30 am...:) Take care - we miss you!
Dave/Mollie