European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Touring Turkey Rookie Driver a navigates through the turkish Forest Ana , rattle continued fron Page 3 Lumpy trails and passing half hidden signs that pointed the Way to Quot fresh that meant lunch. And by the time the caravan pulled Over to Mustafa Ozer s Trout farm at Altin Yaka Kbyii we were some pretty hungry travellers. Covered with dust from head to toe we washed our faces with a splash of icy Mountain water from outdoor spigots. Our open air meal included Fried Trout eggplant and salad with Yogurt sauce. To Wash it Down most people reached for turkish Beer chilled in the Rush of a Mountain Stream. A few feet away turkish musicians played tunes on a Lute and drum while Ozer s granddaughter danced with a 100,000 turkish lira note about $14 tucked in her skirt. The obvious invitation for donations was accepted and by the time we waved goodbye More turkish Bills covered her Waist the res of the afternoon was spent playing with the Suzuki before the Sun had slipped behind the Blue mountains the safari blasted across a Creek to see which vehicle would make the biggest splash. Our Samurai won with the highest water Marks. A there was also a Competition to see who could make the highest climb without stalling up a Sandy Grade into the Trees. This was about the time that one of the Drivers took the wrong shortcut and found himself on the opposite Side of a wooden footbridge. Watching him drive across the unscheduled creaking Bridge was a heart stopper. But compared to the other conquests of the Day a finishing with a Bolt through the boulders of Pine Grove a it was hard to judge whether it would be called reckless. At trip s end jostled and a Little bruised our safari left us feeling like we had been shot out of a Cannon it was a Heck of a Jolt but a great View. Safari members Stop for Tea at a peasant s Home in the mountains above Welcome break after the journey on bumpy Dusty trails a trails fit mostly for sheep goats and an occasional cow
