Day 10 - Patmos to Turkey

Well! This has been quite a ride. After breakfast we walked down to the port to get our boat to Kusadasi, Turkey. As we got our bags on this SMALL boat, Sultan I, there was excitement about the next leg of the journey.

We found seats to sit in and then headed off to other shores. Then the games began. One by one about a dozen of us started to feel sick. The swell was significant enough that the back of the boat started to look like triage! There were a number of plastic bags being filled over the four hour boat trip. Needless to say we were all feeling a better later in the day.

We finally arrived in Kusadasi and went through Customs. We could have brought anything into Turkey. No one checked anything! We went to our Hotel and checked in. We weren't initially going to do this but the Harvest rep traveling with us was also sick on the boat and he suggested that we might need freshening up. He was right!

We then went and had some lunch. We pulled up into what I thought was a road-side diner. We got off the bus, found a seat, ordered a drink, started drinking the drink, were then asked to finish our drinks, and then left. The guide thought there were too many children in the restaurant for our comfort so we left! None of us really thought this was a problem as we are used to kids. In Turkey it was a National Holiday - Children's Day. So, we got back on the bus and went to another road-side diner down the road.

We then went to Miletus which was mentioned in Paul's Letters. There was an ancient theatre there for drama performances as well as Roman Baths and Change Rooms. The Romans had their influence all over the place in this part of the world.

We then got on the bus to head back to the Hotel. We prayed the Evening Prayer on the bus. When we got back to the Hotel we had Mass. This was an interesting experience. There was a lot of noise coming up from the Dining Room as well as the Call to Prayer being amplified through speakers in the streets outside that we could hear in the background.

After Mass we had dinner and then went back to our rooms for bed!