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Dalyan Turkey

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       May 4-7, 2026   Greetings from Dalyan, home to the Kaunos ruins and to wild donkeys, this one peering out of mens room     beach where turtles nest view of coast, the rugged mountains are magnets for me & then they drop into the sea   view of the coast's rugged mountains  turtle hospital, we learned lots!  Most hit with boats and have skull fractures     Morning walk: there are many tractors on the road, but I hadn't seen a tractor towing a tractor until this morning Fertile soil, the orchard is alternating orange and pomegranate trees; smells heavenly suburban blooms city park mosque, the prayers echo in a melodic way Lycian tombs  The tombs are what attracted me to Dalyan as a destination.  I found that the Lindos Pension  or Pansiyon offered rooms with balconies with this view.  tombs are lit at night, my phone doesn't do them justice     We took a ferry across the river for about a m...

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...