Reflection Camp Story 3. Part

In October of 2001 I set off for Kabak on that wonderful winding road from Fethiye and then Olu Deniz. The walls of the valley and then later, as I walked down the trail to the point where you get your first view of the beach were, well, you know…simply amazing. At that time there were three camps in the valley and I stayed at Turan Camp. There was Turan and a wonderful young family who would end up becoming very special friends in my life: Ahmet, Cigdem and Sayan. I wandered an empty beach by day and at night we sat by the fireplace and Turan played one of the THREE songs that he knows on his ‘ney’, and life was not so bad!

I returned in November and then again in December and Turan showed me some pieces of land that were being sold by a family in the village. He opened up a drawer and there were a few photocopies of title deeds. Turan was the real estate broker in Kabak! Although the plot of land I would buy was the smallest, it also had, by far, the best views in the valley. At the end of January, 2002, my girlfriend at that time, Ece, and I returned with two camping tents and a washing machine! No telephone, no electricity, no running water. And so the adventure began!