25/08/25

A very quiet night until two sets of visitors to the water trough in the morning.

We drove and then walked up to Gavur Kalesi, a Hittatie ruin fortress. Not much there other than a few corners and an entrance.

Haymana is a thermal spa town. Fortunately, we didn’t expect much, as Harrogate or Bath it certainly ain’t. A few run down spa hotels in town and a large modern one on the edge. Many abandoned rotting houses. I then read that there was high unemployment and youngsters leaving. The ice cream and cold drinks were good though and cheap at under £6.

We discounted an overnight parking as way too busy with Ankara all spending the day by the lake. We came onto a a further away lake. Managed to find a patch without too much broken glass. We watched lads just fling their empty bottles. But then super quiet.