The Idiot usually relies solely on the sea to find the path while MedTrekking in Turkey. After all, the Mediterranean (aka Aegean) is always on his right.
I usually just listen to the sea.
But sometimes he needs help from other sentient beings. This nanny-and-kid goat team, for example, led him to a beach full of bathing beauties.
Goats are occasionally my MedTrek minders.
Bathing beauties near Güllük, Turkey.
Frequently information comes from locals on the seaside and on buses before he hits the path.
A restaurant owner points the way to Didim, Turkey.
Getting info from locals on a minibus.
Even though much information is misleading or erroneous it never hurts to ask.
“Where’s the seaside?”
And sometimes, like when The idiot consulted the Oracle at the spring in Didyma, divine guidance is required. Incidentally, the Oracle told him to spend a week at a spiritual sanctuary on the Greek island of Patmos before continuing the MedTrek in Güllük, Turkey, on May 20.
Looking for the Oracle.
Consulting the Oracle at Didyma.
Text: Joel Stratte-McClure
Photos: Liz Chapin and Joel Stratte-McClure
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