Day 117
5 hrs*, 4 .5 kms

After my mis-adventures on my Big Trip to the Middle East last year, Turkey feels almost too easy. In fact, I think it might be the easiest country in the world for my type of travel. Tranportation? clean, cheap, regular... self-explanatory... Food? delicious, clean, cheap, easy to figure out... Cheap hotels? in every city. Safety? Hardly ever feel the slightest bit threatened or harrassed....

Sure there's that little language barrier--but the fact is, you can take care of all the basic stuff without even knowing a word of Turkish.

I'm starting to wonder if maybe I should save exploring the rest of Turkey for when I'm old, feeble and can no longer do crazy, super-challenging trips.

Fatsa is a that typical Turkish town experience that I've gotten so used to. Nothing neither remarkable or unpleasant about the town itself. It does have a nice, large park along the shore that kind of seems like it was designed by the same guy who designed the Samsun and Unye shoreline parks... same setup: artificial waterfall... lights that change color... little ponds and bridges... Fatsa does have a nice little fishing harbor and a dock reaching out to the sea.

I was kind of hoping the Black Sea region would have a bit more personality and originality to it...

Wait... remember? focus on the positive!