So... Have You Ever Been To a Turkish Prison?

That was meant to be an Airplane quote, in case any of you are concerned I may have made it into a Turkish prison. Yes, Alison and I are in Turkey right now, in a charming little town called Koycegiz and having the time of our lives.

We left Greece after visiting Santorini and Rhodes, deciding that Naxos was our favorite island. We did meet some very nice Canadian men who treated us to drinks (just drinks!) on a very nice bar right on the cliff. Radek called it the "James Bond bar" and he was right. He challenged us to find a view just as nice as the one in Santorini and then email him the photo. We intend to do our best! We also had fun hanging out with Jeremy there, a guy from LA, who pretended to propose to me in Ia for a photo op. by Alison and shocked this random woman, who thought she was witnessing a special event.

Rhodes was quaint with it's old town and nicer beaches than Santorini. It was my turn to sunburn my a** on the nude beach. The hostel was just crap, though, and I nearly told the guy running it so. What can we expect for 8 euro a night?

We get to Turkey, though, and it is just paradise. The hostel is so clean, the staff friendly like family, and everything is half the price we were paying in Greece. Yesterday we borrowed bicycles and went to a waterfall where me and a Canadian, Karla, impressed the local Turk boys there with our flips off the rocks into the pool
below. Today we went on a boat for the day and saw Turtle beach, swam in the lake here, and visited a mud bath. Just wait until you see us covered in mud! My skin has never been softer. Alison and I are hanging out with 2 Aussies, 2 Canadians here that we met at the bus stop. The local Turks are very friendly also and we went to a bar tonight and watched traditional dancing and I drank too much Uzo. I just wanted you all to know how beautiful Turkey is so far and how you should all put it on your "must visit" list for the future. It is the best of Europe by far. We haven't even made it to Istanbul yet!

My love and thoughts to you all!
Carla