The Bugday centre in Küçükkuyu 12-14 December
My final destination was the rural centre of the Bugday Association, which is the leading organic NGO in Turkey. There I had agreed with Victor Ananias that I could leave my bicycle and some stuff for a while.
You can read more about Bugday at: http://www.bugday.org/eng/
I was very well recieved by Victor, his partner Güne şin Aydemir and others at the centre. When I arrived, tired from the long trip Victor had organised a ilttle party in their small round house
Victor frying Falafels for the crowd.
Next day we had a nice walk in the area of operation which is a village on the slopes of the Kaz Mountains towards the Mediterranean Sea. It is an olive growing area. Apart from organic farming there is a lot of activity oriented to ecological building, and Victor himself has designed a number of such houses apart from his own.
This is one of the houses that they are presently constructing. It is the Mediterranean you see in the distance.
The new building for the centre is progressing quite well. Still to make are the solar collectors on the roof top some interior work and the sanitary facilities. Here you see Victor, Güne şin and me in front of the building.
I was very impressed by the work and even more by the spirit of the people I met. It was also nice to see that they interacted very much and well with the "normal" people in villages in the area.
Going home
The 14th December, we took the olives harvested on their farm to the oil mill in Edremit and after that I took a bus to Bandirma where I took the ferry to Istanbul. Next day I slept long and I bought some typical Turkish things for Christmas (can't disclose here what that is). I also got a very nice basket filled with all sorts of nuts from the area, olive soaps and other things from Victor and his friends. Flight home to Sweden was without drama and I finally arrived Karlstad at night, where Kari met me and picked me up.
At home it is a bit like a postcard with new snow everywhere!
I am happy to leave Margareta, the bike, in good hands.
You can read more about Bugday at: http://www.bugday.org/eng/
I was very well recieved by Victor, his partner Güne şin Aydemir and others at the centre. When I arrived, tired from the long trip Victor had organised a ilttle party in their small round house
Victor frying Falafels for the crowd.
Next day we had a nice walk in the area of operation which is a village on the slopes of the Kaz Mountains towards the Mediterranean Sea. It is an olive growing area. Apart from organic farming there is a lot of activity oriented to ecological building, and Victor himself has designed a number of such houses apart from his own.
This is one of the houses that they are presently constructing. It is the Mediterranean you see in the distance.
The new building for the centre is progressing quite well. Still to make are the solar collectors on the roof top some interior work and the sanitary facilities. Here you see Victor, Güne şin and me in front of the building.
I was very impressed by the work and even more by the spirit of the people I met. It was also nice to see that they interacted very much and well with the "normal" people in villages in the area.
Going home
The 14th December, we took the olives harvested on their farm to the oil mill in Edremit and after that I took a bus to Bandirma where I took the ferry to Istanbul. Next day I slept long and I bought some typical Turkish things for Christmas (can't disclose here what that is). I also got a very nice basket filled with all sorts of nuts from the area, olive soaps and other things from Victor and his friends. Flight home to Sweden was without drama and I finally arrived Karlstad at night, where Kari met me and picked me up.
At home it is a bit like a postcard with new snow everywhere!
I am happy to leave Margareta, the bike, in good hands.
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