6/21/10

bodrum boat trip.

**windy boat ride + salt water + short hair = unfortunate hair in boat trip photos...

when we arrived in bodrum, we almost passed out from the heat. carrying our huge backpacks down the winding streets of bodrum and up a few flights of stairs to our hostels proved to be a trip low-point. we spent a warm quiet evening on the rooftop terrace and ended up sleeping up there for a whopping $6.50!

the next day, we decided to beat the heat by going on a little boat trip. the boat visited five different beaches on the mediterranean, served lunch, and cost about $16 - incredible! while i loved diving off the side of the boat into the clearest water i have ever seen, i may have gone partially deaf from the turkish dance music that was pumped at an extremely loud volume the duration of the trip.

oh mediterranean, i love you.


ps. sad to report that our mini-vacation is finished... kd & i started orientation today at the english immersion day camp that we're working at in istanbul - phew! what  long day! my boat trip days seem long behind me...

17 comments:

  1. That water looks incredible. I just want to jump in!!

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  2. Oh man... i wish so much we were still there!! Hope camp is great :) love love xxx

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  3. beautiful!
    great shots janis. i think my fave is the one of krista and pip through the chain-link.

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  4. wow, sounds like the prices are super low there! the water is beautiful! and that castle just doesn't seem real.

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  5. oh my god... you can dream about holing up in cafe's, but while i'm here FREEZING, i am going to imagine you jumping off boats into the mediterannean!! amazing!

    in greece we went on a "pirate ship" and did the same thing.. it ended up connecting to a warm spring/mud bath. so fun! xoxoxo

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  6. ah! my heart stopped at the sight of beautiful kd lounging in the sun!
    perfect!
    what is the name of the camp you are at?

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  7. this looks so amazing! and that water is such a gorgeous shade of blue... incredible!

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  8. Okay, I have officially died from jealousy. Your trip looks so wonderful, and your photos are just dreamy.

    And now my comment is over because I am dead. From the jealousy, you know.

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  9. These photos are beautiful, loveee the one of you guys jumping!

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  10. I have lots to catch up on your blog, this sounds like such an incredible experience you're having. I can't wait to hear and see more. these pictures are beautiful, Also I just noticed that you all have the same bikini bottoms, it makes such a great picture:)

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  11. lookin' pretty shredded there ... jesse would be jealous

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  12. This looks like a good summer!! :)

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  13. such gorgeous photos! basking on the mediterranean sea sounds like a pretty fabulous idea right now!

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  14. Janis,
    These pictures are just unbelievable - I am so insanely jealous!!

    Wow!

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  15. looks like you're having an amazing time! enjoy the rest of the summer!

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  16. Yep, that's the way to beat the heat! That pic of you guys jumping into the water look fantastic. Going on a boat and enjoying all that water is definitely a high point in a trip.

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