Day 116,
8 hrs*, 8 .7 kms*
Day total: 16 hrs, 25.2 kms

It's late when I reach Unye, but it's not a problem as I quickly find a reasonbly priced hotel--even though this is a touristy area and this is the middle of the summer. Unye is a small, cozy town nestled next to the mountains where the highway is forced to narrow to squeeze through it.

Next morning I take the streets that climb up the steep mountainside. Wherever there's not a house there's lush, almost jungle-like vegetation. This is a different image of Turkey (and of all of the Middle East) than what I'm used to. I stop at a friendly family run eatery for my menemen omelette fix, then follow the highway back to the city center, pausing for videoclip along the shore, with a beautiful shoreline home in the background.