Webmaster's Note: Because the BikeAbout team is traveling in smaller groups for a little while, we have changed the format of the journal slightly. The dispatches for Turkey will be presented in geographical rather than chronological order. To view the chronological order, go to the itinerary.

topics: köfte (food), Ugarit, border crossing, Iskenderun, travel; jump to dispatch

BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM February 11–12, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:32 a.m. Sunset (local): 5:14 p.m.	Weather 65°F
Traveled Since Feb. 10 76 mi / 123 km Cumulative 2287 mi / 3691 km	Lat: 36° 59' 32" N Lon: 35° 19' 33" E Elev: 141 ft / 43 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from February 11 to February 12. The almanac data refers to February 12.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Adana
Where We're Staying: Hotel Gümüs(h)
Places We Visited: Ugarit , Turkish border, Antakya, Iskenderun
Featured Site: Ugarit
Person of the Day: People of Syria
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: köfte; Breakfast: a loaf of bread; Lunch: snacks on the side of the rode; Dinner: köfte sandwich; Olive Count: 1677
Word of the Day: Merhaba means "hello" in Turkish. Compare it to two different Arabic words that sounds suspiciously similar: word #1 and word #2.
Tech Fact of the Day: Crossing borders can be a pain (part #4): Flat Count (Cumulative): 17; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 26