The pain in my leg got much worse last night and for the first time I became concerned about how much damage I have done. Fortunately by morning it had eased a little and I felt alright to carry on. On the other hand Debs woke after a terrible night suffering from a sore throat, runny nose and all the makings of a nasty cold.
What we really didn't need, was to wake up to a puncture in Debs' bike. Fortunately I spotted it before we tried to load the bikes, so while Debs packed up our gear I fixed the puncture.
Once again there had been a change in the weather and yesterday's sun had been replaced with grey skies, the likelihood of rain and a very cold wind. Not the best start when we were both, albeit for different reasons, suffering from a lack of energy. Nevertheless the show must go on and we were soon rejoining the main road bound for Alanya. Although in actual fact we were getting along quite quickly, it was one of those days when you feel like you are making little progress. The road was a little hillier than the day before and the wind was more in our faces. Every break that we took didn't seem to come quick enough.
At out first stop we were greeted by a rather enthusiastic puppy, which took a liking to my ankle. So much so that I ended up with some small puncture wounds. We may have received a cup of free çay but it came with the price of a few ml of my blood!
Suffering from a severe lack of energy we stopped at a shop and had an early lunch. After getting used to a buffet breakfast in the hotel, the toast, honey, egg and banana that we had this morning probably wasn't enough. It is quite astounding the amount of food we need to eat to sustain our energy levels. A lunch of a whole loaf of bread, copious amounts of honey, crisps, chicken, chocolate biscuits, banana and a chocolate bar had us back on our feet.
As we got to the outskirts of Alanya and went in search of a camp-site, the heavens opened. Our enthusiasm for camping lessened with every soggy kilometre.
While in Fethiye we had received a generous offer of a place to stay in the nearby town of Mahmutlar, by a lovely Dutch couple called Silvia and Rob. The problem was that Mahmutlar was still over 20km down the road and neither of us had the energy to go that far. Instead we carried on to the town centre and decided to try and find a guest-house for the night.
Stopping at an apartment hotel we negotiated a good price and have ended up with two bedrooms, three balconies, a living room and best of all a kitchen! Hopefully the weather will improve tomorrow, so that we can have a look round the town and then head the short distance to Mahmutlar.
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