A resumption of MedTrekking on Turkey’s Lycian Way immediately mixes sandy Mediterranean beaches with monumental ancient cities. The ideal MedTrekking conditions on the vacant and generally unlittered Patara Beach create a meditative mood and glorious walking path.
The current MedTrek kicked off on the 12-kilometer long Patara Beach.
The relaxed pace was complemented by slow MedTrek meanders into the ancient Lycian cities of Patara, Letoon and Xanthos. The Lycians, who were here before 2000 BC, sent troops to fight in Troy during the Trojan War in 1192 BC and surrendered to Alexander the Great in 333 BC.
Ace MedTrekker Liz Chapin at the triumphal arch that is the symbol of Patara.
The Idiot models on the Main Street of Patara.
Liz provides perspective for a Letoon temple.
We weren’t the only visitors to Letoon.
But we were alone with the silence of the past at Xanthos.
Naturally we kick off the current MedTrek at a zenny pace. Liz perfects the MedCrawl while The Idiot walks barefoot.
Liz learns the ins and out of MedCrawling from a local pro.
The Idiot MedTreks barefoot on the 12-kilometer long Patara beach.
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Photos by Joel Stratte-McClure and Liz Chapin
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