Troy - again sort of - Selcuk, Ephesus, and more rain

Saturday October 20th

I had better start making these briefer as so much as happened. I would prefer to write at my own pace, but from a combination of sporradic internet connections and having too much fun, I am getting behind. So I am going to try and get a shimmy on.

Ok. So we awoke in Cannakale to pouring rain. We decided that Troy could go hang itself and we booked ourself on a bus south - all the way down the Selcuk - a small town just off the coast of the Agean. This a handy place recommended in the Lonely Planet (aka The Bible) for visiting the celebrated ruins of Ephesus; the celebrated remains of a once colossal roman city and the most intact and extensive in the whole of the Mediterranean.

We travelled all day, changing at Izmir and finally reached Selcuk late in the evening. It was a very quiet and peaceful little place. We had our a pick of places but decided to choose the NZ Hostel as it sounded like it had a nice vibe to it. It was pretty dead - but then everywhere is out of season. We checked in and had a couple of beers. By the way Efes is the main lager all over Turkey - it comes in huge bottles and costs about one pound. It tastes a bit wheaty but it is nice enough. After that we wondered into town and got some food. A man flew a radio controlled helicoptor into me. It was pretty much the highlight of the night - apart from England lost at the rugby. Lucky I hate rugby really.