Day 156 Sept 12 Wed - Bartin - Mt Slope Camp 15 km to Mengen

Many of this mountain water outlets by the roadside

100m away fr the road in search for a good camp spot
Too open to camp by the roadside although water just by the side
Houses scattered amongst the mountain

I'm not going to Ankara.From Bolu turn right to Istanbul
Sheeps around the camp
Mt slope campsite
A view from the camp
washed and brought 2 bottles of water to my campsite 100m away

Today's Distance: 84km
Today's Temp: 24 - 34c
Average Speed: 15.9 max: 58.5
Time on Bike: 5hr 13 min
Average climb: 3% max:9%
Trip Altitude: 444m max: 379m
Today's spending: 5.2 ytl
Total Distance to date: 10027 km
Total spending to date:449.3 ytl

My actual riding distance hit 10000km today! 2/3 of the journey completed and another 5000km to go. Except for that unexpected crack rear rim , a replacement for the worn out crank bracket and front brake pads , so far the bike has been excellent and passed all the tests with flying colours.For those still have doubts of shifting from conventional upright to recumbent,here is my personal advice - GO FOR IT ! RIDE IT ! and YOU'LL LOVE IT ! Today,s ride I decided to go inland and this road will bring me all the way Istanbul. Had to give Zonguldak - the coastal big town a miss. Since entering Turkey via Trabzon, I had been following the coastal road of Black Sea. I am pretty sure you people also feel bored of seeing the same sceneries, right? But sorry to say the inland sceneries were nothing to shout about,mostly shops,factories and houses,just killing off the km on a flat main road except for 2 gradual climbs. The campsite was 100m from the road on a steep slope down to a river , too steep to have a view of it, No worry for water as there is a tap near the road. That is the beauty of cycling and camping in countary side of Turkey.