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Birthday/May 3/ Last day in Kaş

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   May 3, 2026 Rain predicted for a lot of today. We walked to the Hamur Bakery when it opened at 8, but due to power outage earlier this morning, the bread was still rising and they would open in 2-3 hours time    Later I returned and got warm sourdough mini pizzas made with different ingredients, cookies and the gave me a brownie because it's my birthday!  We got rained on a little on our return 10 min walk on very steep hills.   worth the wait  When the sun came out and the roads dried up with headed down the beach--it was too cold and windy. So we drove further south and found a trailhead. I enjoyed the vistas and flowers.              Then  we spotted this scary looking funnel   so we turned around and returned to the car in sprinkles    stopped at store for veggies to make a salad and afterwards, saw a farmers market. Stopped and bought oranges and strawberries.      No...

Day 5 driving Çirali to Kaş, Myra & St. Nick's church in Demre, continuing journey Cappadocia to Kaş

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    Myra faces   April 27, 2026   Çirali to Kaş, our last driving day for over a week. The  Gayb-i Bungalows are in the valley up from the beach and a heavy tourist area.  Therefore, I s lept late without the  call the prayer.  Also, being in a valley,  the sun didn’t call me to start my day.  First stop were the  Myra ruins in Demre,  Medusa theater, nice tombs. It was incredibly HOT!    Bought a cap hat and it helped. The Ancient City of Myra is especially famous for its   Lycian-Era rock tombs , Roman-Era theatre and Byzantine-Era Church of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus). (Turkish Museums.com) sea creature with closeup of lobster  I tossed my photos of the theater, it wasn't near as memorable as the many others we've seen. However the tombs were intricate and photo appealing Myra tombs   tombs at Myra ruins pomegranate tree and bloom behind the fence for the tombs     We drove t...

Blue Cave, Puzzle Museum day ferry from Kaş Turkey to Kastellorizo Greece

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    Looking at exit to Blue Cave, Kastellorizo Greece     From our apartment in Kaş Turkey, we can see  the island of Kastellorizo in Greece May 2, 2026   Today we took a 30 min ferry to Kastellorizo Greece for the day. We hadn't anticipated the 2 hrs to be processed 4 times through passport control. If you go, probably worth your time to be early to be closer to the front of the line.      In the morning's  brilliant sunshine and we paid E15 each and only two of us in the boat with Captain Stavros to the Blue Cave.     Note the very small entry to the Blue Cave!  We all had to lay down on the floor of the boat to enter.    Tiny entry     looking at the entry from inside    Taken with my cell phone, I was amazed at the color and detail    John is pointing out features   Kastellorizo Greece is a tourist town, we walked the beautiful waterfront   Lunch: eggplant, oc...