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: Börek (food), Atatürk, HISTORY, Ottoman Empire, Alanya, history of the bicycle; jump to dispatch

BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM February 16–18, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:38 a.m. Sunset (local): 5:34 p.m.	Weather 65°F
Traveled Since Feb. 15 122 mi / 197 km Cumulative (all groups) 2506 mi / 4044 km	Lat: 36° 32' 30" N Lon: 32° 00' 08" E Elev: 23 ft / 7 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from February 16 to February 18. The almanac data refers to February 18.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Alanya
Where We're Staying: Baba Hotel
Places We Visited: Turkish Mediterranean Coast, Alanya
Featured Site: Alanya
Person of the Day: Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: börek; Breakfast: bananas, oranges, apples and bread; Lunch: yogurt, honey, bread, cheese, sausage, and fruit juice; Dinner: lentil soup, salad, Adana kebab, chicken kebab, and rice; Olive Count: 1677
Word of the Day: Nassilsin? means "How are you?" in Turkish.
Tech Fact of the Day: The bicycle!: Flat Count (Cumulative): 19; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 26