Basmakci

Spent the yesterday eve in a campsite by pamukkale with a german couple who had cycled to beijing which always make me feel ive cheated by driving. Good stories though.
Spent an hour or so baking in the reflected sun wandering up the terraces. The bounus being the water is flowing down so it cools you go, but after a while it does feel as if major sunstroke is on the way so we retired to the landy. Should have got up earlier (lena)
Started off for a place called Kanyon which is a senic canyon I think about 280 kms ESE. However about an hour later we turned of at Cardak and took the senic route to the south of lake Acigol. Which I recomend its well very senic and you get the road to your self.
The lake dries up a lot in the summer so we took the chance to drive across the lake bed.
Then turned south and despite the lack of any indicated roads on our maps/gps I had faith we could cut over the mountain somewhere to another lake at Burdur Golu.
So after avoiding quite a few tortoises (we love them they are cool) we ended up half way in Basmakci, stopping for some  fruit n veg, 2 big bags 1 of oranges and the other tomatos, cucumbers & peppers all 4 lira! Then we enquired if ok to camp and were directed to follow 2 kids on a scooter who took us to a spectacular spot up in the hills. Cue tea with shepards and then more nice kids arrive and take us on a senic tour featuring edible leaves, roman artifacts and places they dig for gold! Wheres my shovel?

Later the scooter reappeared with fresh pancakes from their mother. Best campsite yet! Thanks guys.
Ill see what pics I can get up on my poor 3g singal. Need to use all the data up before tomorrow though as they will lock my turksh sim. U have to register them here within a week for 140 lira ! (Not happeing)  That's after u pay for the sim and data.  Most expensive data yet!