Day 1, Friday, May 6
197km in 3h · 62km/h
- Traveled 116km in 1h 53min
- 15:51 29min Inaugural gas stop for this trip
- Traveled 81km in 1h 16min
- 17:38 16h 17min Nice meetup with a friend and a good night's sleep
Day 2, Saturday, May 7
327km in 5h · 64km/h
- Traveled 72km in 55min
- 10:51 Stop for 6min
- Traveled 60km in 50min
- 11:48 1h 16min A late breakfast or early lunch in Alexandroupoli
- Traveled 44km in 37min
- 13:42 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 2km in 4min
- 13:50 Stop for 10min
- Traveled 12km in 11min
- 14:12 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 97km in 1h 05min
- 15:27 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 40km in 47min
- 16:17 17h 50min First night in Turkey, Canakkale
Day 3, Sunday, May 8
405km in 6h · 59km/h
- Traveled 174km in 2h 26min
- 12:33 31min Gas and some rest from the traffic
- Traveled 48km in 34min
- 13:39 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 101km in 1h 41min
- 15:25 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 4km in 15min
- 15:43 1h 08min You have a delivery! Brought a package from Sofia to a fellow biker. Shared some stories on a cup of tea and some pastry.
- Traveled 78km in 1h 12min
- 18:04 1d 15h Let's check Ephesus
Day 4, Monday, May 9
Day 5, Tuesday, May 10
527km in 7h · 73km/h
- Traveled 80km in 1h 11min
- 10:51 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 87km in 1h 01min
- 12:00 Stop for 12min
- Traveled 149km in 1h 57min
- 14:10 1h 43min A bit of exploring on a desolated ancient city - Pinara
- Traveled 113km in 1h 37min
- 17:31 19min Almost out of gas, but still managed to get to the station. Myra was closed already, unfortunately
- Traveled 98km in 1h 28min
- 19:19 17h 59min A night in Kemer - a smallish resort full of Russion tourists
Day 6, Wednesday, May 11
382km in 5h · 57km/h
- Traveled 138km in 2h 09min
- 15:28 Stop for 11min
- Traveled 86m in 17s
- 15:39 Stop for 13min
- Traveled 2km in 3min
- 15:56 1h 01min Lunch in the canyon
- Traveled 78km in 1h 05min
- 18:03 Stop for 16min
- Traveled 75km in 52min
- 19:12 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 89km in 1h 12min
- 20:34 14h 45min Finally reached Beysehir after a chilling ride through several mountain passes around 1400-1500 above sea level and following a rain cloud. The teacher's house, however is pretty nice for the next to nothing money, they want for a night.
Day 7, Thursday, May 12
461km in 6h · 73km/h
- Traveled 23km in 19min
- 11:39 22min Hitit site with nice spring in it
- Traveled 117km in 1h 21min
- 13:23 Stop for 13min
- Traveled 74km in 45min
- 14:22 29min Sultanhani - one of the bigger caravansarai
- Traveled 33km in 28min
- 15:20 Stop for 10min
- Traveled 108km in 1h 16min
- 16:48 24min An unplanned fill up after trying to reach Tuz Golu only using road signs.
- Traveled 311m in 1min
- 17:13 Stop for 10min
- Traveled 48km in 31min
- 17:56 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 58km in 52min
- 18:53 21h 27min Hello, Cappadocia!
Day 8, Friday, May 13
93km in 2h · 39km/h
- Traveled 39km in 35min
- 16:56 50min Derinkuyu underground city
- Traveled 39km in 35min
- 18:22 Stop for 6min
- Traveled 2km in 3min
- 18:32 52min Imagination valley
- Traveled 13km in 16min
- 19:41 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 459m in 2min
- 19:46 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 588m in 2min
- 19:50 15h 01min Early bedtime as we were up at 4 in the morning for the baloon flight
Day 9, Saturday, May 14
54km in 1h · 35km/h
- Traveled 6km in 13min
- 11:05 Stop for 11min
- Traveled 8km in 14min
- 11:31 2h 28min Zelve open air museum
- Traveled 13km in 17min
- 14:17 2h 00min Uchisar castle and lunch
- Traveled 42m in 9s
- 16:18 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 5km in 9min
- 16:30 23min Love valley
- Traveled 5km in 6min
- 17:00 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 12km in 16min
- 17:22 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 6km in 9min
- 17:39 16h 35min Last night in Cappadocia
Day 10, Sunday, May 15
347km in 5h · 70km/h
- Traveled 74km in 58min
- 11:12 Stop for 13min
- Traveled 99km in 1h 08min
- 12:34 1h 10min The best adana kebap so far
- Traveled 45km in 51min
- 14:37 32min Gulek castle - not much has left from the castle, but the locals are extensively using the area as a picnic spot
- Traveled 90km in 1h 23min
- 16:33 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 39km in 33min
- 17:13 17h 33min A small seaside town and the first hotel we stumbled into
Day 11, Monday, May 16
366km in 5h · 54km/h
- Traveled 78km in 1h 07min
- 11:55 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 267m in 32s
- 12:01 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 89km in 1h 16min
- 13:19 Stop for 15min
- Traveled 77km in 58min
- 14:33 55min Soup and an enourmous dundurma
- Traveled 121km in 1h 39min
- 17:07 16min Found the hotel and unloaded
- Traveled 67m in 1min
- 17:25 16h 19min The hotel's parking is a bit off-site
Day 12, Tuesday, May 17
353km in 6h · 55km/h
- Traveled 17km in 15min
- 10:00 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 13km in 15min
- 10:20 29min This should be the Karakus Tumulus
- Traveled 12km in 16min
- 11:06 24min Cendere bridge - a renovated Roman bridge with some parts being actually ancient
- Traveled 19km in 23min
- 11:53 15min Changing a tyre of a car full of Kazakh women just below mount Nemrut. You have to give back to the road :)
- Traveled 2km in 2min
- 12:12 Stop for 8min
- Traveled 1km in 1min
- 12:22 1h 30min Mount Nemrut
- Traveled 29km in 46min
- 14:40 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 50km in 52min
- 15:34 46min A stop by Kara Murat. Excellent kawurma.
- Traveled 47km in 45min
- 17:07 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 102km in 1h 08min
- 18:18 21min A regular gas station stop turned into a conversation about local produce then into tasting of nuts and sweets
- Traveled 59km in 1h 02min
- 19:43 15h 31min Kemaliye, on the Euphrates river
Day 13, Wednesday, May 18
294km in 4h · 42km/h
- Traveled 4km in 5min
- 11:20 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 736m in 3min
- 11:27 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 481m in 1min
- 11:31 Stop for 6min
- Traveled 3km in 8min
- 11:45 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 3km in 8min
- 11:57 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 120km in 1h 38min
- 13:41 54min A much needed stop for rest/coffee/desert
- Traveled 122km in 1h 23min
- 15:59 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 41km in 38min
- 16:47 17h 59min This should've been marked in Ordu. Nice town on the seaside, with a very nice waterfront park
Day 14, Thursday, May 19
307km in 4h · 69km/h
- Traveled 20km in 15min
- 11:03 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 16km in 12min
- 11:18 Stop for 6min
- Traveled 117km in 1h 23min
- 12:48 17min The curious case of the worst gas station experience ever
- Traveled 7km in 8min
- 13:15 Stop for 6min
- Traveled 4km in 5min
- 13:26 Stop for 8min
- Traveled 143km in 1h 42min
- 15:17 18h 45min Ataturk commemoration day in rainy Sinop - sirens, horns and a loud concert at the city square
Day 15, Friday, May 20
298km in 4h · 56km/h
- Traveled 60km in 56min
- 10:59 45min Coffee stop at the see with elements of postcard obligations fullfilment
- Traveled 31km in 35min
- 12:21 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 6km in 7min
- 12:31 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 229m in 50s
- 12:34 59min Lunch and an attempt to find a working post office
- Traveled 3km in 4min
- 13:37 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 103km in 1h 16min
- 14:57 31min Another coffee stop
- Traveled 95km in 1h 01min
- 16:30 18h 14min An afternoon around Safranbolu, famous for its Ottoman era houses.
Day 16, Saturday, May 21
374km in 6h · 58km/h
- Traveled 116km in 1h 39min
- 12:24 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 115km in 1h 32min
- 14:03 1h 11min Lunch stop near some lagoon
- Traveled 141km in 2h 20min
- 17:36 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 2km in 4min
- 17:43 15h 56min Last night in Turkey in a seaside town with nice views
Day 17, Sunday, May 22
497km in 6h · 47km/h
- Traveled 4km in 6min
- 09:46 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 181km in 2h 09min
- 11:58 44min Sweets (very good ones) and coffee
- Traveled 21km in 17min
- 13:01 Stop for 14min
- Traveled 60km in 47min
- 14:02 57min Hunting for sweets and spices
- Traveled 3km in 4min
- 15:05 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 39km in 26min
- 15:34 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 112m in 1min
- 15:45 Stop for 6min
- Traveled 52m in 25s
- 15:52 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 6m in 2s
- 16:02 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 17m in 4s
- 16:04 17min A rather crowded border crossing aided by the border police on both sides urgnig us to get at the front of the queue
- Traveled 8km in 8min
- 16:30 29min A refreshment on home soil alredy
- Traveled 182km in 2h 13min
- 19:13 16h 07min Visiting a grandma
Day 18, Monday, May 23
258km in 3h · 80km/h
- Traveled 40km in 28min
- 11:49 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 218km in 2h 57min
Legend
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Hotel 14
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Tourist sight 10
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Gas station 8
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Restaurant 7
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Coffee 6
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Beautiful sight 4
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Generic stop 2
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Mechanical failure 1
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Border 1