Egirdir is a big apple-growing area, and now it’s harvest time. The roads are clogged with tractors bringing in trailers full of the bounty. One farmer saw fit to handoff to me a bit of the harvest.
As I walk along there’s some idle speculation that I’m a spy. Since I’m an American people tend to ask if I work for the CIA. However, when someone’s flattering me they ask if I work for Mossad. Apparently the CIA hasn’t shaken its...
Egirdir is home to an elite training center for mountain commandos. On weekends the base turns the soldiers loose and the streets are filled with young men walking arm-in-arm with their visiting mothers while their fathers and siblings tag along. Restaurants offer...
Another in a series of blog posts about the equipment I use on the road: My camera is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7. I bought it last year, refabbed, on Amazon. It is not fancy, but it is light. I suppose I could carry a fancier camera, but it would be heavier and...
Blake, a 4th grader in Denise Waters’ class at Norman Rockwell Elementary, asks, “How many miles did you walk so far?” Blake, I’ve walked 248 miles (399 kilometers) so far. That’s 19% of the total distance of 1305 miles (2100 kilometers)....
Grace, a 4th grader in Denise Waters’ class at Norman Rockwell Elementary, asks, “Are you staying in a tent?” Yes Grace, I am staying in a tent. I have a lightweight one-man tent I bought this year at REI. It is small but comfortable. When it rains,...
