Edirne
May 21, 2008
Today we headed straight north through the western part of Greece. Our last stop in Greece was a little town near the border called Kastanies. We had a great lunch there and then crossed into Turkey. We rode about 76km and ended for the day...
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Greece
May 20, 2008
The first stretch of road on Saturday out of Şarköy was dirt right along the sea. It was a bit bumpy but fun. The next few stretches of road were pavement, but they didn’t help progress. They were rough, and the wind was in our faces....
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Şarköy
May 16, 2008
Started out Thursday on some of the best roads that you can imagine, two lanes, no lines, rolling hills, relatively smooth and not a car for miles and miles. Ran into some busier four lane roads mid-day. The further that we’ve been getting...
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On The Road
May 14, 2008
Istanbul was a blast, so the bikes didn’t go together until Sunday night. Sophia’s derailleur hanger was a bit tweaked, but we got it straightened out and shifting like butter. Traffic in İstanbul was a bit mad, to say the least,...
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Istanbul
May 9, 2008
Hey Everybody,It took almost 24 hours of flying and layovers, but I’ve made it. I arrived in Istanbul about noon NC time on Friday, which was about 7pm here. I have to admit, I haven’t even looked inside my bike bag to make sure...
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