And then the rains came.....
Despite trying many weather sites, they all agreed that heavy rain was due today, all along our route. But as we left, the sun was shining, however I did have the foresight to wear my waterproofs just in case..
After fuelling up, we hit the dual carriageway which runs along the coastline, and the sun is still out. 10km on and we enter a long tunnel, and as soon as we exit, it was like going through a timewarp ... the heavens had opened on the other side !
And from that moment on it was heavy rain interspersed with light rain, for the next 4 hours. Now I'm going to suggest to the motorcycle clothing industry that use they use a sliding scale for amount of waterproof-ness of each garment.... from 0% to 90%. There simply isn't such a thing as 100% waterproof.
Got to our next hotel in Trabzon, and I really should have read the description a little better. It was out of town, near the airport, isolated, on a main road, and had a "Disco bar" underneath.
All well, when we checked in, and due to the weather, we felt a bit marooned. Ended up eating in the hotel, and turned in about 9pm. Well, at midnight, I wake to the sound of heavy base vibrating through the hotel. I throw some jeans on and leg it downstairs to check out the "disco"... some women sitting around, some men sitting around, but nobody dancing!
Hmmm, back to bed. The next morning, I go to reception as the wifi is stronger, and there's about 7-8 guys all "waiting" in reception. One by one, women come down the stairs, followed by a sheepish looking guy. He settles the bill, and the girl is driven off by her minder ....I'd only booked us into a knocking shop ! Whoops, Sorry Jeremy ... blame me for that one.
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| Very nice hotel |
Despite trying many weather sites, they all agreed that heavy rain was due today, all along our route. But as we left, the sun was shining, however I did have the foresight to wear my waterproofs just in case..
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| Unye beach - not up to much. |
After fuelling up, we hit the dual carriageway which runs along the coastline, and the sun is still out. 10km on and we enter a long tunnel, and as soon as we exit, it was like going through a timewarp ... the heavens had opened on the other side !
And from that moment on it was heavy rain interspersed with light rain, for the next 4 hours. Now I'm going to suggest to the motorcycle clothing industry that use they use a sliding scale for amount of waterproof-ness of each garment.... from 0% to 90%. There simply isn't such a thing as 100% waterproof.
All well, when we checked in, and due to the weather, we felt a bit marooned. Ended up eating in the hotel, and turned in about 9pm. Well, at midnight, I wake to the sound of heavy base vibrating through the hotel. I throw some jeans on and leg it downstairs to check out the "disco"... some women sitting around, some men sitting around, but nobody dancing!
Hmmm, back to bed. The next morning, I go to reception as the wifi is stronger, and there's about 7-8 guys all "waiting" in reception. One by one, women come down the stairs, followed by a sheepish looking guy. He settles the bill, and the girl is driven off by her minder ....I'd only booked us into a knocking shop ! Whoops, Sorry Jeremy ... blame me for that one.