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Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....
 
We went up the hill to Karaman today to take pictures to e-mail to David and Glen in Kenya, but it was also was an opportunity to do a little sightseeing in one of the more well known villages in Northern Cyprus.
Because Joan and I were also being tourists we decided to make a trip up to St Helarion Castle. There is a road, according to the guide books, which takes you from the Kyrenia to Nicosia road, up to the castle and from there it is also possible to drive right along the mountain range and come down in and around Lapta. The first bit is absolutely O.K., you drive up to the castle car park and then the fun starts. To get to the very summit of the c
astle you need to be related to a mountain goat. There are steps, but they go on and upwards for what seems like forever. It was a very warm afternoon and Jill gave up around half way and decided to wait for us coming back down. The views of Kyrenia and surrounding areas are absolutely stunning and worth all the effort. Joan was glad of the rest after the climb and was totally immune to Les's mutterings about being able to join the mile high club up here.
Now the second entry in the guide book, which states you can drive the mountain road with care in a hire car, clearly accounts for the state of some of the hire cars here. Being intrepid travelers in a 4 wheel drive we pressed on. The views are wonderful as you can see all the way out to the coast from the very top of the mountain range and eventually we came out over the top of Lapta. This is the village where our house is being built, but down on the plain almost central in this photo.
An enjoyable day, which we rounded off with a BBQ of the four fresh sea bass we had bought, with some salad, fruit and something that I believe is made from white grapes.
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