SATURDAY 25th JULY 2009 (CRATING THE HORS)

SATURDAY 25th JULY 2009




Lutfu arrived at Otel BALCA 11.00am and together we all rode to the 'Oto Sanayi Sitesi' which is where the HORS' crate was going to be custom built. When asked would he like a helmet, Lutfu responded by saying, "Maybe not today, it's hot!" He enjoyed riding on the pillion seat and now intends to buy himself another bike.








We arrived at 'AGACKAKAN' where the bike and sidecar will be separated and boxed. There was timber EVERYWHERE. We met Evza KANDEMIR who will be in charge of the boxing process. Our job was to separate the chair from the bike, clean the hard-to-get areas (because of the chair), disconnect the battery and have the petrol removed from the fuel tank.




When all was set we left Evza and his crew to their work and went back to the Otel.

We made the decision to catch a bus to Ephesus tomorrow so we decided to catch a bus to the OTOGAR (bus station) to find out from where we will leave and at what time. Good thing too - it took us over an hour to find our bus! There are hundreds of buses coming and going from every corner of Turkey at all times of the day. We found out the necessary info then caught another bus back to Alsancuk (the area where we're staying). The whole process took three hours.

We caught up with Vinie at the Smoking House on the boulevard and enjoyed a chat while watching the sun slowly sink into the ocean - always nice to see. The temperature was high thirties but the breeze off the water made it all very pleasant. We bid our farewell, walked along the boulevard, watched the yachts sail, the horse and carts coming and going and people with their dogs out for a walk.











Another good feed at the end of the day made all the more enjoyable as we listened to John MAYER in the background. Beats traditional Turk music any day...