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Kantara Castle

Hi All,
  We leave Tuesday for home!  So now we’re actually thinking about packing and defrosting the frig and freezer and all those things it’s a pain to think about.  We’d rather go off on the motorbike!  It will…

Ay Trias Basiilica Flip Flop Mosaic and a Lost Puppy:..

August 13, 2011
Karpaz Gate Marina
Karpaz Peninsula, North Cyprus
Hi All,
  Finally got the flip flop photos…
Ru
It was my fourth trip up the hill in Sipahi to the Ay Trias Basilica: the third for the purpose of taking a photo of the sandal …

The fun of research

Another story, another meal, another church……and a real art theft mystery!
Ru
ps lots of variations in the spelling of place names and some British spelling too…so I just cancel spell check and hope for the best.
Because no email fr…

Back roads and medieval chapels

  Randal and I walked this morning back to the ruins of a 5th century basilica.  It was my third time there.  The first time I forgot my camera card.  The second time I didn’t spot the mosaic of the flip flops (sandals to the …

Lunch in Dipkarpaz

  Everyday a new adventure.  What I especially going to love about this marina is that I can walk out and into the countryside in about 5 minutes.  Absolutely zero excuses not to get out the watercolor travel kit and paint.  Friday&…

Trip along the Karpaz Peninsula

Karpaz, Karpas, Karpasia….all the same.  Lots of names for places here.  Some the former Greek names, some the new Turkish names and some variations on both.  This is part one of the day trip we did from the marina to the very tip…

Karpaz Peninsular first adventure!

  North Cyprus is soooo picturesque!  Especially with the motorbike I think we’ll enjoy or time here.  And it’s a great place to walk which I love.  http://www.cypnet.co.uk/ seems a pretty good website about the area.
Ru…

Cyprus Passage from Marmaris July 30 to August 1, 2011

  We’re in a different part of the Mediterranean, Karpaz Gate Marina.   The nearest town is Yenierenkoy.  Not sure what to call North Cyprus though Cyprus is an independent country.  There is a "green line" that d…

Kas and Back to DoraMac

  This is the final chapter of our motorbike journey.  I have certainly learned more writing it up.  Somehow when we’re there, it’s the doing more than the knowing that seems enough.  You really have to slow things down …

Myra Ruins

  All in all, we liked our time in the mountains more than down by the coast.  But there were bright spots too.
Ru
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We left Seydisehir before 8 am since it would be at least a 6 hour ride to Antalya on the coast. I always start out wea…