this morning we packed up and headed to space camp to pick up miss allegra...it was a 6 day experience...this girl was jealous for sure...what an amazing experience...we arrived in time to attend the graduation "ceremony"...all of the 160+ campers were given certificates, there were group awards and three individual awards given...our allegra won "the right stuff" award...was really exciting for her and for her crew cheering in the stands...took a few pics...
after the ceremony we began the journey to kusadasi...we took a crazy taksi ride and stopped for lunch before the two dolmus (little bus) rides...ate my first turkish pide (pizza like)...
the wait for dolmus #1 was about 30 minutes...it was one hot and sticky day...here is my man haak...patiently waiting...
here is the beautiful allegra...so glad to have her in the mix...
the waiting really gave me a chance to take pics...
these two (byron and leggy) are looking like seasoned "waiters"
the first dolmus ride was actually pleasant...a small, very full, air conditioned bus took us about an hour to our connecting dolmus...the second ride was a much more of a challenge...a small and very full bus with hot air (air conditioner was just not doing it)...so with windows closed the sweat became serious sweat...oh man i was ready to get off that bus...
with the buses behind us we made our way to our hotel...the location is fabulous (heart of the city on the top of the market)...this is part of the view from my room...our first order of business was to get body temp under control and so we took a quick "thank you Jesus" dip in the pool...
cooled off and hungry we hit the market in search of dinner... along the way we found a few sites to document...the fact that there are mannequins in the stores is not the funny part about this...the giggles and "you have got to be kidding" comes with the condition of the mannequins...i am not sure where they are getting these things but they are seriously in need of repair...a little tlc...and in some cases burial...
after a great dinner and a little shopping we worked our way down to the water to see the sunset...
amazing....
this is one of my favorite shots of the day....
time to mark our spot...
the johnson-pihlajas...
one incredible sunset...
it just kept getting better
when the sun returns we will be on our way to ephesus...in the afternoon we will make a stop at the beach...
kir
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