Distance: 50.04 km
Ridetime: 3:03:21
Average: 20.0 km/h
Total distance: 3122 km
Saying goodbye to Mehmet at his gas station in the morning I was on my way again.
Europe is separated from Asia by the The Bosporus strait. Today I passed another big milestone as I left Europe behind after a short 30 minute boat ride across the strait.
A bit of sore legs seems only fair to expect with all the riding, but after my first lunch break in Asia I noticed another kind of pain in my right knee. My legs have got me all the way to Asia without any kind of trouble, so I thought I would pay attention to the signal I was receiving and call it a short day after only 50 km in Canakkale.
A few rest days are on the program now.
rest is good. Don’t exaggerate, mister !
you’re made from flesh and bones not steel
What? You had to take a boat across the water? I hope you were keeping the peddles turning during the whole trip.
The strait is called the Dardanelles. The Bosphorus is on the eastern side of the Marmaris Sea where Istanbul is located.
I crossed this strait several years ago to my destination as TA0/SM0JHF on an island off the coast of Turkey.