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June 05, 2005
Day 7: Malatya to Nemrut Dagi
This morning we woke up at a leisurely 10 a.m. to the hustle and bustle of the city. We found time to eat a big breakfast and check the internet before meeting back at the hotel and catching our van to Nemrut Dagi.
The drive was steep and winding, and the Dramamine I took—while preventing me from actually vomiting my lovely breakfast—did not alleviate the queasy feeling. The scenery was amazing and yet monstrous, and I was happy to arrive at our hotel at 5 p.m.
Hotel Gunes is situated mid-way up the mountain with nothing for miles around. From it we walked up the rest of the way (taking about 45 minutes) to the summit. Climbing the steep switchbacks made me hot and sweaty, but the temperature (and wind) at the top quickly made my hands numb.
Our local guide Kemal (who is an unmitigated disaster) gave us a shoddy tour of the area—actually mumbling directly from a brochure that we could easily have read (and understood) better ourselves. After staying up there about an hour, we stumbled back down the mountain to where the bus was waiting to drive the short trip back to the hotel.
We were all literally freezing when we arrived back at the hotel, and I was the unlucky one who discovered there was no hot water or heat in the rooms. I took a quick “navy shower” then met the others for dinner in the room downstairs.
It’s not even 9 p.m. and I’m in bed, hoping to warm up enough to sleep. We’ll get up at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow to hike up to Nemrut Dagi again for sunrise. After that we’ll spend the whole rest of the day traveling to Silifke.
Since it’s so early and I have time, I’ll make a few observations here:
(Had to thaw my claw-like fingers and after ½ hour of teeth-chattering cold, I fell asleep without completing my thoughts.)
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