26 October

Because we were going on a local tour today, we didn’t leave the hotel until 0900. Our frist stop was to go through an underground village at Yeralti Serhi. Not all of us made it through to the end, but even so we only saw part of it as rockfalls, closures and safety considerations limited where we could go. After we left, we went to another village to see the market place, on the Sunday morning. This was much smaller than in the cities, but still had a wide range, including a cobbler who not only repaired but entertained.
We then headed off to another rock village near Goreme, where we saw examples of other cave dwellings..
We headed off to yet another spot where we had lunch. I chose to walk around and had a chat with two English ladies (one retired, one nearly there).
After that we headed off to Camel Valley – if you look at the photos, it is quite clear why it is called Camel Valley.
Our last stop for the day was Pigeon Valley, where our stop started with an interesting and amusing introduction to ceramic making. After that was the obligatory sales pitch, though here it wasn’t as hard as at carpet places.
We hen headed back to the hotel for tea and an early night, as tomorrow is scheduled for a 0730 departure. Fortunately all my washing, except the socks, had dried by now.