(^42) Terme - Bulancak – 133 kilometres
A new road provided a wide shoulder and therefore easy riding, complete with
tunnels, cutting out major climbs. We flew along with a tailwind, right past the ancient
cave tombs of Ünye, believed to date between 7000 and 5000 BC. So pleased were
we with the favourable conditions, we didn’t even stop to explore.
Enjoying every minute, we proceeded until reaching a suitable grassy patch to pitch
the tents. As the spot was next to a restaurant, tea appeared in no time. It soon
started spitting, and we turned in early.
Bulancak - Trabzon – 161 kilometres
We emerged to a drizzle, a drizzle that continued throughout the day. Understandably
worried about our visas, which had expired almost three weeks earlier, we pedalled as
fast as possible and pushed on towards historical Trabzon.
Arriving cold and drenched to the bone, a room off Atatürk Square made it a great
place to have a warm shower and to wash the day’s drizzle-fuelled grime off my
weary body.
leana
(Leana)
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