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The Lycian Coast
Saturday 5th April
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 Sitting area outside the front door |
 Spiral staircase to the restaurant |
 Statuary |
 Hotel entrance |
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 View over the harbour - ground level |
 Spiral staircase |
 The cat showed me the way |
 Staircase |
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 Bougainvillea |
 Lantana along the roadside |
 View over the harbour from the restaurant |
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We drove to the final hotel stopping on the way at Belen and Andrasan for the tulips. |
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 Ophrys
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 Ophrys lyciensis / minoa? |
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 Orchis anatolica |
 Pollen beetle |
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 Ophrys umbilicata |
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 Orchis anatolica in variety |
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 St Benedict's thistle - cnicus benedictus |
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 Anemone with pollen beetle and bee |
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 Graveyard habitat |
 Ophrys straussii |
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 Papaver gracilis (endemic) |
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 Papaver with cricket |
 Tulipa orphanidea |
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 Chicory |
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 Tulipa orphanidea |
 Tulipa orphanidea |
 Tulipa orphanidea |
 A bank of tulips at Andrasan |
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 Orobanche crenata |
 Varied ducks |
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 Fritillaria acmopetala acmopetala |
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 Cistus salvifolius |
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 Ophrys mammosa |
 Serapias |
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 Ophrys mammosa |
 Ophrys mammosa |
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 Orchis coriophora |
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 Beach |
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 Peter and another dog |
 This cat was licking the asphodel leaves whilst we had our picnic at Olympos (Tahtali) |
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 Limodorum abortivum |
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 Cyclamen leaves |
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 Typical terrain |
 These peas should be all over the hillside! |
On the way back to the bus Peter did a spectacular roll down a bank. Two sticks have been written off… In the afternoon we walked up a steep pathway at Chimera to see a rock slope with small basin like areas in which gas was burning naturally. After giving lots of advice as how to avoid falling down H did a hands down on the steps down from the flames twice. The stones were slippery. |
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 Some appealing views along the way |
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 The eternal flames |
 A German barbecuing |
 Lined up behind Pierre |
Settled in at the lodge style hotel and enjoyed some easy chairs and a log fire. We tried some rather harsh Turkish wine and had a meal of lentil soup; courgette fritters, celery roots and a carrot salad; beef stew with vegetables and rice; the pudding was pumpkin in syrup. The soup was outstanding. |
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