Sunday, June 8, 2008

Day 7 Antalya

5:55 am. Up and ready to go climbing - will follow others up in hope of getting a belayer. [Later] Good climbing, 8 routes 5a 5c 6a 5c; 5b 5c 4b(!); 5c - last in glooming light. Annoyed because no supper for me or Dolphin [Our Turkish recruit: I tried to teach him phrases like 'it's a bloody shower' and 'piss up in a brewery' - the latter he got as 'You want to piss me up in a brew house' - 'near enough', I said.]. Earlier today I hitched down to Antalya proper with Dolphin - we took the first couple of vehicles to arrive - which happened to be motorbikes. Turks are so sociable. Our hitch-providers (i.e. bikers) had lunch with Dolphin and I; thence drove us further towards Antalya. Failed to buy any stove or gas - ironically I wanted to buy this so I could cook for myself [and mitigate Hot Rock's meagre food]. And when we got back - no supper...they had 'forgotten'. I'm fed up with how crap things are.

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