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11/6/2004

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6 November ’04, Wednesday. On Tuesday we divided up the day by walking to the ancient Lycian Theatre, exploring additional Lycian rock tombs on the hills above the city of Kas, and the Antiphelllus Monument Tomb. These were very interesting ruins to see, but not the most exciting at all. The town of Kas is a very picturesque in it’s own regard. It is situated on the side of the mountain and extends all the way down to the sea. Being a older fishing village, you can still by your fish products right from the docks if that is what you are looking for. Today we are looking forward to visiting the weekly bazaar/market. This market is really one of the most “authentic” markets that we have been in. It definitely wasn’t set up for the “tourist”. Some people were selling their goods from an egg crate on the ground, while others were selling from the back of their truck or wagon. We were looking for some fresh fruit and produce, and we found some good buys. We spent about 2 hours walking all the booths and eating from the vendors samples, and then headed back to camp with all our purchases. It is nice to be camped so close that we can take an easy walk into town when we want. After getting back, we both jumped into our swimming suits and hit the water for a nice cooling down. It was just what the doctor ordered…oh so wonderful…. Ralph and Susan ask us over for a glass of wine and we were happy join them. They had some red wine from Greece that was very good. Later that night, Ralph and Susan asked us to join them for a walk into town and have dinner with them…it was their 35th wedding anniversary…great dinner, dining partners, and wonderful night under the stars. In the morning (Wednesday), we both pulled out and headed up the coast with the final destination of Fethiye and a stop over at Xanthos to see the ruins there. Xanthos was once the capitol and grandest city of Lycia. It has a large Roman Theatre with Lycian pillar tombs, a large Acropolis, many ground and cave tombs, a Basilaca with beautiful mosaic floors. This dates back from the early 5th Century BC and forward to approximately the 11th Century AD. As we walked into the site we were met by 2 young brothers. The oldest about 11 and his brother about 6. They came over to us (we were there with Ralph and Susan) and immediately said “Hi”, and then handed the ladies some sweet smelling twigs of wild oregano. Then a with a soft voice the oldest started to tell us and show us the ruins. His knowledge was really unbelievable, and his English was pretty good. We ask him how he knew so much about these ruins, and he said that he read all the tourist literature and books he could find, and he was learning his English at school and talking to the tourists that come by the site. Anyway, he continued to impress us at every turn and then when we had seen all the theatre, pools, water pumps, the river and the homes of the past, he said “that’s the end now, $5,000,000 lire each please”…. Oh yes, I forgot to tell you what the little brother was doing all this time…he had picked some beautiful yellow flowers for the gals and found another sweet smelling twig to give them as well…we loved the soft sell…but not for $5,000,000 lire each… Tomorrow…Fethiye

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