Busy, Busy Day

We’ve had some mellow days on vacation, but today we may have set a new standard for laziness. Even though the sun was out, we spent most of the morning puttering around the hotel room, talking with the boys and trying to figure out where (and how) we are going next. We want to see Pamukkale, but that means a 4-5 hours bus ride, so the direct flight to Antalya holds some appeal as well, even though it means missing one of the popular sights. Ultimately, we decide on the bus, and the rest of our plans start to fall into place from there.

By around lunch time, we rally enough to leave the hotel and walk to the travel agency, hoping that there is a tour going direct to Pamukkale that we can catch a ride on. Sadly, there isn’t one going tomorrow, but for the bargain price of $400, the agent offers to drive us there in his car and give us a private tour. As tempting as that is, we opt for the scheduled bus service and set up our reservations.

Pretty much exhausted by the flurry of activity, we head back to the hotel, picking up a few snacks on the way at the no frills grocery store we call Costco. Throughout the afternoon, we make some half-hearted attempts to go down to the pool (even though it is sunny, it is quite windy, so the beach is out), but Angela is consumed reading Tripadvisor reviews for hotels in Antalya, and I am content enough with my Kindle that it just doesn’t happen.

That we’re perfectly happy spending an entire day in our room is probably a reasonable indicator that we’ve done all we need to do in Cesme, so in that light, good that we will soon be on the move.