DAY 39: Torbalı – Selçuk (Turkey)



On Day 39, I woke up at 5:30 AM.


It’s warm again this morning. I managed to fix the flat tire last night.


When a wood screw pierces a bicycle tire, there’s really nothing you can do about it.


Perhaps I should start using Tannus tires (solid, puncture-proof tires—the kind I used in Australia) from now on...


Today’s destination is Selçuk, about 30-something kilometers away. I’m heading toward the Aegean Sea once again.


Breakfast this morning:




Getting some protein from a boiled egg and cheese.


As always, there are tomatoes and cucumbers. There’s also a leafy green—something like mustard greens—that’s quite tasty.


I’m pretty tired of pickled olives by now, but I’m eating them anyway.


Set off at 8:20 AM.


Heading south along the D550.


There’s a bit of a headwind. Every now and then, the blue sky peeks through. It’s not cold; in fact, I get hot while running.


As I run, I find myself thinking about the soul.


It feels as though the more I cry, the more Ali-kun’s soul seeps into my own being.


If I cry until I’ve cried it all out, will Ali-kun finally be able to find peace?




The headwind is quite strong, making it hard to pick up the pace.


To be precise, it’s a cross-headwind. Since my buggy is long, a direct headwind doesn’t create too much air resistance—but because it has a large surface area on the side, crosswinds are really tough to deal with.


Back on the Nullarbor Plain in Australia, a fierce crosswind once caused my heavy buggy to tilt.




In this photo, you can see a "Watch for Pigs Crossing" sign—the first one I’ve ever encountered.


When the weather warms up, a southerly wind tends to blow.


For the past two days, it’s been blowing from the south-southwest.


Just a few days ago, the wind was coming from the north, which meant I had a tailwind.


The D550 winds through the mountains, and by tomorrow, I’ll be back along the Aegean coast. It’s nice to be able to enjoy both mountain and seaside scenery. 


At 3:30 PM, I checked into my hotel in Selçuk after covering 33.2 kilometers.


I faced a headwind from the south-southwest the entire way, followed by a long, gradual incline, and finally a short, steep climb up to the hotel.


Pushing the buggy uphill gives my upper body an even better workout than it does my legs and lower body.


My grip strength, arm strength, back muscles, and core are likely in the best shape they’ve ever been.




Today’s distance: 33.2 km


Total distance from Istanbul: 888.9 km


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