Day 158 Sept 14 Frı - In Between Highways Camp 10km to Bolu - Sapanca Lake Vıew Camp 8km After Adapazari

Sapanca Camp facing the lake - also a truckstop beside the road

Water outlet with hand wash liquid bottle

The awksome construction of the Expressway E-80 in the valley
On the way down the 13 km downhill , houses with the same design
The pumpkins looks different from the normal golden in colour
Sunset already,still in search for campsite
But not for long.....

Istanbul -another great milestone is only 242km away
A unique mosque under construction
Excellent road
13 km of great downhill

Today's Distance: 142km
Today's Temp: 16 - 25c
Average Speed: 19.6 max: 65
Time on Bike: 7 hr 13 min
Average climb: 2% max: 8%
Trip Altitude: 684m max: 977m
Today's spending: 10.9 ytl
Total Distance to date: 10251km
Total spending to date:466.05 ytl

Ramadan - Fasting month for the Muslim already started since yesterday here,not much a problem to me as I still can buy my camping food stuffs in sundry shops or markets. Perhaps the only thing I missed most is the Turkish cai normally offered to me whenever I stopped in towns or villages. Not much climbs today but was thrilled to the maximum on one magnificent 13 km downhill overlooking to a curling Expressway in the valley.The road is excellent with wide shoulder,a real joy for recumbent riding! The plan to camp before Adapazari failed as I couldn't find any good camp spot ,that's the reason for the long riding time and distance. What a big relief when I saw this Sapana Lake camp at 7 pm just before dark. There is a wide open space for the trucks to rest and a water tap as usual.