Sid and Doris Bonkers and their Epic Journeys
"Everybody is normal until you get to know them"
In which Sid and Doris see another side of Turkey by public transport (Istanbul not a good place to cycle).After seven days on the trot of cycling, this morning we did not get up and fold all our clothes and electricals into two Ortlieb panniers and set off onto a hot road. We went to a cafe with real coffee…
Read moreAs we continue to crouch round the PC trying to plan Phase 2 with spreadsheets of road/climb distance, ferry timings, hotel availability, we are looking back to Phase 1 and what actually happened to the route. Two main things :1. We found that 100km a day and 1,000m of up was quite enough, and in fact shouldn’t be repeated day…
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In which Sid and Doris leave the sad airport hotel and cycle down the airport motorway until they can break onto country roads to Saray with its Istanbul ferry stop.
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Holiday Money – Reasons not to compete in the Tour de France – Crusades – Gypsy Kings – Skin colours – Wiry Old Gents – Reasons to Hate Other People – Poetry
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In which Sid and Doris travel through tiny towns and meet Joe the Ukrainian Beaver.
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In which Sid and Doris see more small towns that are typical of Turkish life.
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In which Sid and Doris replan the route on the fly and at our lunch stop … just stop. Hurrah.
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We started off with a rebellious little number to fit with the overnight rain and general clamminess:
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In which Sid and Doris buy their Turkish visa and see what a customs post looks like without well managed borders.
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In which Sid and Doris find a useful mile post and an emergency landing strip.
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