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June 07, 2005
Day 9: Silifke
After my troubled night, I had quite a nice morning. It’s hard to believe that my teeth were chattering just 24 hours before. Here in Silifke it is quite hot—a whole 33°C today.
The group split up almost from the beginning, with some people going to a local village, and Jess, Sally, Katie, and I going directly to the gorgeous beach at Kizkalesi. We played the whole afternoon by the water, which was a deep blue, and practically in the shadow of the Maiden’s Castle, a 2nd century stone fortress right off the coast. We eventually rented a paddleboat and explored the ruins, which were totally unprotected—we walked right over crumbling mosaic tiles.
On our way back to shore we met up with the others and had another few minutes on the beach until almost sunset, when we caught a minibus back to Silifke.
After showers and new clothes (our laundry was done by Jess’s red underwear dyed my white shirt) we took off for dinner. I stuck to soda and bread, with just a couple bites of salad. After being sick again at the beach, I was taking no chances—especially since we have a 10-hour bus trip tomorrow.
Jess is getting a cold and has a weird sunburn. I’m still feeling a bit off, but have high hopes for a vomit-free night.
