2009-06-12 41 29
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About and Plan
Woohoo. I'm really gonna go looking for trouble today. Well, here goes...
I have no car, no bike, no mule, no donkey. Just my feet and my wits. It is 12:40 PM. I must go to Yeditepe University and meet with a professor. Hopefully, I will stay for half an hour or so, then leave.
The spot is near a small town called Çayağzı. The Istanbul bus system calls it Riva. Their site claims I can take three buses from Yeditepe to the western edge of the town. The spot is on the east. From there I will walk. Their site claims 155 minutes, given Turkish mass transit efficiency I'll round that to 3 hours.
I won't make it to 4 PM. I will be there sometime between 5 and 7, however, I hope. If I am not on my way at 3 PM, which a little more than 2 hours from now, I will abort.
It's unfortunate I will be without a GPS or a camera. I'll manage with a printed out map. I'll content myself with leaving a note, if I get there.
The way back is "89 minutes". Two hours. I'll be home by 9-10 pm tops. I'll get some money for a cab in case of an emergency. If that doesn't work, I'll have to ask locals for help and/or hitchhike.
Whoever you are, wish me luck.