The Lycian Way - Day 2 - Sep 28

Kabak to Faralya (Butterfly Valley)

As day two began we woke up underneath the mosquito netting of our open-air "platform", shown below.

The pensions (hostels and hotels) in Kabak, as seen from the bottom of the canyon, near the beach.
Looking back up at the mountains we descended the day before
Looking down on Kabak as we hike uphill and northwest along the coast
Views of the Mediterranean over bee farms, very common along our trail. Don't worry, the bees were friendly enough ;)
Looking inland up to Baba Dag (Mt. Baba), a 6000 ft (2000 meter) mountain

Baba Dag above, direction signs below
Reaching the town of Faralya, we check in for the night before descending the cliffside trail into Butterfly Valley, a deep canyon that I image was carved out by an ancient eruption of Baba Dag.

Now you might ask yourself... 'is that trail really safe? It looks awfully steep'. Well, the answer to that question depends on what country you live in. In Turkey, they say its safe. Just watch your feet and use the ropes provided to help yourself down the steeper parts. In the States, however, I get the feeling that a trail like this one would be reserved for climbers and crazies only. Lawsuits would be but the first problem. But we're not in the US (or Europe) right now, so we follow the local customs.... which meant white knuckles and a need for constant encouragement... but we made it down and back up again all in one piece, so thank God for that. The beach was worth it, if that makes any sense at all...The water never felt so good

A pebble beach

Looking back up the valley


Climbing up
Never slept so well!