The Lycian Way

Last night, Allie and I boarded a Knight Bus from volcanic Cappadocia, and after 13 hours, we woke up on the Mediterranean coast in Fethiye! It's a beautiful harbor town.

Today we took the dolmus (public van ride) up into the mountains lining the coast to Kabak (honestly, kind of on accident), where we had coffee and cheese pancakes in this yogi retreat town. We then hiked partly on the Lycian Way, an ancient road turned backpacker Mecca, back to Faralya. It is from this town that we turned our sights to the coast. We hiked down 350 meters (1150 feet, or as the fitbit tells us, 90 stories!) to a beach at the base of Butterfly Valley! A central clearing is framed on both sides by the Cliffs of Insanity, and opens out onto the beautiful turquoise sea. It was magical.

From the top:

  

At the bottom:

 

Tomorrow we leave for a 4-day blue cruise on a Turkish goulet! Not sure about the internet situation, but I'm pretty doubtful.