Walking the Lycian Way

Our first major adventure is to walk the length of the Lycian Way, a 540-kilometer (335 miles) hiking route along the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The hike is on a bunch of publications’ top-ten lists for long-distance hiking; it’s on our list thanks to regular access to the sea, the rich history and preserved ruins along the way, and a vague sense that a 30-day slog through the Anatolian summer will give us space to clear our heads and contemplate the suffering that is life (kidding, sort of).

We set off this Sunday, 25 August, and anticipate being on the trail for about thirty days. While we will pass through a couple of towns, many of the days will be spent camping on the trail or in little, two-goat villages. For those so inclined, you can track our progress - both on the Lycian Way and throughout the coming year - from our GPS signal. And to answer your question, yes, it’s really hot in southern Turkey in August. But hey, we survived Myanmar, so maybe it won’t be so bad?