Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Monday, June 26, 2006

Fethiye and Getting on the Boat

Gulets and Football (Turkey)

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1) Our gulet G'Okan. 2) Shopping Therapy! The man on this boat sold us jewelry. 3) Sofa Skiing!


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More new friends!


1) Paul, John T and Ellen join new traveling companions Maggie and Karen on the gulet for the second week. 2) More new friends with Paul: Joy, Jean-Pierre, Lewis (confusingly also known as 'Bruce' until we straightened that out...) 3) Kelli joins Ellen and Karen. 4) Splash! John T was frequently off the boat and in the water. 5) Joy was another frequent swimmer. 6) Joy and Jean-Pierre hanging out in the back (the bow?) of the gulet. 7) Ellen skipping Richard III and reading her 'good' book instead... 8) Kelli and Lewis.


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9) Kelli and Lewis kissing! 10) John T. 11) What?! is John T doing?! 12) Close up -- still clueless. 13) Playing "shir-ahdz" with the Brits (Ellen). 14) (Kelli) Can you believe our team figured out 'Pilgrim's Progress'?? 15) (John T) Too bad your team lost!! 16) Oh Captain, my Captain! This captain was also a great cook!!


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17) Paul joins me to hike up to see the Chimera (eternal flame at Olympos) 18) Ellen and Paul. 19) Paul joins me on the kayak trip over the sunken city at Kekova. 20) I wish the hat didn't look that stupid, but it's a great hat for this hot sun. 21) Kayak pit stop on the beach (goat beach, yeah, there were goats...) 22) Paul and Ellen get a ride from the gulet to a beach bar for 'cappacino.' 23) Jean-Pierre and Joy. 24) I LOVE this photo of Kelli in her snorkeling gear!!!


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25) Yes, it really is G'Okan smiling! (Lovingly referred to as the 'erascible brat') 26) Terry finally buys a carpet from the Kas and Carry shop (from Yahyah). 27) John T relaxing off the gulet after our hike up to the Lycian tombs. 28) Terry swimming (next to Ayse, our tour guide for the week on the gulet; plus there's Joy and Jean-Pierre too.) 29) Terry, Paul and Ellen also go on a sofa ride.


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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Friday, June 23, 2006

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Alinda and Gulluk

1) Beautiful Alinda, set amongst the olive groves. 2) Watch Out! Random Cistern! 3) Ruins at Alinda. 4) Theatre at Alinda. 5) We find another tree. 6) Ellen at Alinda. 7) Terry at Alinda. 8) Catherine hiking back down.
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8) Sunset at Gulluk. 9) Sunrise at Gulluk.
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Kaunos and Iztuzu Beach

1) Entering Kaunos, to hike to the ruins. 2) The beginning of our love affair with 'shade' (anywhere we could find it!) 3) Ruins at Kaunos. 4) Beautiful scenery at Kaunos. 5) Iztuzu Beach.

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Monday, June 19, 2006

Dalyan

Lycian tombs seen from Dalyan.

"Mary Who" Does the Aegean Sites (Turkey)

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1) The view from within my hotel room in Gulluk. 2) The same hotel in Gulluk, view from the balcony. 3) The baby white storks outside of the balcony at the Hotel Bella in Selcuk. 4) The host at the Hotel Bella puts on his Ottoman costume and starts to dance for everyone. 5) Our hostess for our meal on the Turkish farm. 6) Standing next to the statue of Sophia (at the Celcius Library) at Ephesus.

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Traveling with new friends!


1) Mette shares the tour itinerary with us on the bus. 2) Daniel and John T by the pool (Gulluk). 3) Paul relaxing at Hotel Bella. 4) John T dancing at Hotel Bella. 5) John T, Ceylan, and Barry ready for dinner in Pamukkale. 6) Jo, Helen, and Catherine waiting for dinner (at the farm). 7) Terry and Daniel. 8) Ceylan helping prepare in the kitchen.

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9) Mette brings gift for the girls. 10) Barry and Ceylan on a 'break.' 11) Ellen and Terry. 12) Claire and Mette relaxing after dinner. 13) Jo and John W. ) 14) John T having turkish coffee with our host. 15) John W, John T and Claire looking at Lycian tombs on the hillside on our hike. 16) Our knowledgeable tour guides, Mette and Ceylan.


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17) Paul, Catherine, Jo and Daniel. 18) Daniel and Paul peek inside the tomb. 19) John W, final dinner in Fethiye. 20) Claire, John T and Barry. 21) Paul, Mette, Jo and Daniel. 22) Ellen, Helen, John W, Claire and John T. 23) Ellen and Terry. 24) Ceylan.


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