Day 29. Isparta - Konya
Another fabulous mornings ride through a beautiful basin surrounded by hills, some of which still have remnants of the winter snow. Only pulled over once today! This is not the real thing! They have these pretend police cars on the side of the road, with solar panels on top to make the lights flash. This is the orchard region with mile after mile of apple and pear trees. The road is excellent and after passing by an absolutely beautiful lake we began to climb and the orchards gave way to crops which gave way to forest trees. Into another fertile valley, we were in need of a break and in the distance saw the sun glinting off what looked like a chrome capped mosque. We turned off down a gravel lane which came out into a village square. We hopped off and had a drink of water and then came the call Chai Chai. So we had a repeat of yesterdays experience, this time with more confidence, we exchanged family photos and I found a new Facebook friend in Nuh. Back on the r...