by Ishbel Holmes | Mar 8, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Turkey
We departed our enchanted forest and enjoyed an amazingly flattish 40 km of stopping off at beaches for Lucy to dig holes and for me to stretch out in the sand. It was a hot day but I was wearing leggings under my skirt as I had been victim to the strong gusts of... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Mar 3, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Turkey
I reached the top of the mountain! So many times the previous day I thought I was reaching this but never did. Hence my celebrations. The descent was super long and I kept celebrating the whole way down because we were no longer climbing. I stopped at a beach café... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Feb 27, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Turkey
We started the climb out of Kas at 9.30 am and much to my shock and dismay I was still climbing at 4 pm. I was moving slowly with the weight I was pedaling. A young lad came out of a house and began walking up the hill in front of me. I couldn’t keep up with... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Feb 24, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Turkey
The beginning of our 1400 mile return cycle to Hatay, Turkey was taking my last hot shower for a while. It was verging on ceremonial, as though washing quadruple times with excesses of soap and shampoo would make me stay cleaner for longer on the road. Being... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Feb 16, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Turkey
Lucy and Serkan Until I personally delivered Lucy to her new family in the UK, Lucy would accompany me on my upcoming winter adventure; cycling through Turkey’s Central and Eastern mountain ranges. Until I sorted out a suitable dog trailer I would bring Lucy to... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Feb 13, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Turkey
Lucy must serve 3 months of quarantine time in Turkey, to be allowed entry into the UK where her new family and life are waiting. Lucy’s Life in Quarantine 