Mongol Rally 2017 — travel
Day 27: I whip my hair back and forth
2 Moose on the Loose Car Making friends Mongol Rally RIP travel Travel prep Turkey YOLO
Miles: 140Countries: TurkeyStops: Konya-ish -> Cappadocia Playlists: Epic Songs (Spotify)We woke up early enough to be happy with our progress and potential start to the day only to somehow lose 2 hours sitting at the gas station restaurant drinking tea and coffee. We packed up the car and felt we had to mourn our last comrade that flew out the window yesterday. We built a cross out of sticks, put on the remaining moose head, and bid our farewells. It was a fun ride of wailing as per usual at the top of our lungs and as off key as...
Day 26: Millions of peaches, peaches for me
2 Moose on the Loose Car Making friends Mongol Rally RIP travel Turkey YOLO
Miles: 277Countries: TurkeyStops: Antalya-ish -> Antalya -> Side -> Konya ->Playlists: Epic Songs (Spotify)So that rooster we mentioned last night? That asshat decided to serenade us, not once, not twice, not even three times, but every 5 minutes on the dot for 2 hours straight. We gave up trying to sleep, got up and packed our car as he stood watching with his beady little eyes. Justin finally got the chance to do some car stuff. He checked the oil to find it hella low, and he finally changed the lightbulb that's been out for 2 weeks. Meanwhile I glued...
Day 24: Keep making me laugh, Let's go get high Road's long, we carry on Try to have fun in the meantime
2 Moose on the Loose Mongol Rally travel Turkey YOLO
Miles: 185Countries: TurkeyStops: random stop -> Pamukkale -> random stop -> BodrumPlaylists: crossword, and Summer Party (Spotify)We had a pretty decent sleep at a gas station off the main road. We asked the restaurant owner if we can sleep there and he wasn't even phased by it. It wasn't like the rest stops in Europe, but it did the job and we felt safe. After waking up in a sauna and draining our shirts, we were on our way to Pamukkale. This was a highlight of Turkey I couldn't wait to see. Justin kept asking why but I didn't have...
Day 23.2: If you've ever lost every part of yourself If you've left your heart on a lonely avenue It will be only a matter of time Before your life comes through for you
2 Moose on the Loose Car Mongol Rally travel Turkey YOLO
Miles: 256Countries: turkeyStops: Ankara -> not even sure where. Playlists: Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne followed by both of DJ Bruno's sets to get us going. It was a quite ride for a while. We were bummed and just had to gtfo out of Ankara. It wasn't even that we received bad news there, there just wasn't anything there. It's a government/embassy/university city and a major transportation hub. I'm sure its arts and culture scene is as good as they claim, but we didn't see it on a Monday afternoon. We, did, however, see plain chaos, at every corner....
Day 23: Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
2 Moose on the Loose Car Game over Mongol Rally RIP Still stranded travel Turkey
Miles: 26Countries: TurkeyStops: AnkaraPlaylists: ...We woke up to a motorcycle parking and keys jingling less than a metre from our car. We stayed as still as possible to appear like no one is in the car in case it was a cop checking in and wanting to write a ticket. It wasn't. It was a girl who parked the scooter and went inside. It wasn't until we started to eventually emerge from the car and fold the bed that she came out, gave us some food, took a selfie with the car and disappeared back inside. Pretty sure she thought...