Distance: 117km Elevation: 1506m Gesi Bağpınar: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LDSnqdnRntNtx8yU6?g_st=ic The night was short because Morito-san got up at half past three for his balloon flight. Others from the campsite filtered past in the dark as well. By five I gave up on sleep, peeled myself out of the sleeping bag, made coffee, and walked over to the … Continue reading Day 12: Göreme to Gesi Bağpınar →

Distance: 50km Elevation: 1.050m Göreme: https://maps.app.goo.gl/s2q9WWujG6AwAXut9?g_st=ic The rest day was not much of a rest. Six hours of calls will do that. By the end of the afternoon I was done, in the way that a day of meetings exhausts you more thoroughly than a day of physical work. A lot got done. A lot … Continue reading Day 11: Nar – Cappadocia – Göreme →

Distance: 119kmElevation: 910m The night had been good enough. I woke up a couple of times because of sounds nearby, but on the whole I got enough sleep. The morning started cold. While making breakfast I had an extra jacket on. Forty-five minutes after the sun came up the jacket was long gone and I … Continue reading Day 9: Sultanhani to Nar →

Distance: 131km Elevation: 269m The day started with a relaxed breakfast in the sun. There was nobody around. Hidden in a small patch of land with no one in sight, it felt like a private kingdom. I took my time before packing up and getting back on the road. The goal was Tuz Golu, one … Continue reading Day 8: Altınekin to Sultanhani →

Distance: 118kmElevation: 579m I got up at sunrise and enjoyed the morning sun in the middle of open nature. Breakfast came with strong French press coffee. Nothing against Turkish tea, but nothing beats that coffee. I carry the French press with me wherever I go. The tent was soaking wet, everything was, so I waited … Continue reading Day 7: Üçhüyük to Altınekin →