{"id":10748,"date":"2019-03-10T03:04:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T10:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=10748"},"modified":"2020-12-30T02:33:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T10:33:48","slug":"more-wild-camping-in-cappadocia-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/10\/more-wild-camping-in-cappadocia-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"More wild camping in Cappadocia, Turkey."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On one of our mornings at our wild camping spot in G\u00f6reme, Cappadocia, Turkey, we woke up to neighbors who also cleared the sharp decline to this spot on the cliff.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47387854421\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4900\/47387854421_0a4a198b7d_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We got to chatting and immediately hit it off. They are a Romanian family that built out their fire truck Mercedes truck to travel the world and call themselves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baraka_travels\/\">Baraka_Travels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46618245784\" alt=\"Met this awesome family from Romania (@brktravels) on their way to explore Siberia. They are in this amazing custom camper diy build from a 1989 Mercedes T1 4x4 van that was formerly a German fire truck. I've been really looking at these T1 vans that neve\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7917\/46618245784_0a6751585c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a short but sweet time together and we hope to cross paths with them in the future. Safe travels, friends.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32445805677\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7902\/32445805677_7df1b60613_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Quick drawing session once again before we move spots today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47335121352\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4852\/47335121352_cfb17ce3c6_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Headed back to the town of Goreme to try some traditional Turkish foods.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32445457807\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4826\/32445457807_7a9282eeec_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And of course, to enjoy some Turkish coffee after our delicious meal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46471950735\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7847\/46471950735_a7900b641c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46474392395\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7919\/46474392395_ae45782c38_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our next stop was the Rose Valley area of Goreme. It was a bit hard to level our Sprinter van so instead of going up on blocks, Dan and Luka dug a hole for our tires to fall into.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"40422421153\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7812\/40422421153_ea592551ee_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our van is so camouflaged here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46471973845\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7908\/46471973845_5d683e90be_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Time for some watercoloring. If you are interested in art and school supplies that we use to roadschool, I created an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baraka_travels\/\">Amazon store for those items<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"33511162978\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7899\/33511162978_55f0fa7bbd_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46663619684\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4885\/46663619684_49bd04d3c4_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32446364937\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7915\/32446364937_228e131c17_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And who do we have here? It&#8217;s DORITOS MAN!!!!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"33516760688\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4910\/33516760688_a38b318ccd_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oops. Forget his sword and shield. That&#8217;s better.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32445649457\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7838\/32445649457_bc9b3669d8_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are actually here at the new boondocking spot to meet up with new friends <a href=\"http:\/\/livetravelplay.marionette.ca\/\">Live. Travel.Play<\/a>. Gregor and Janice travel fulltime in their 1987 VW Westy called Lucky. They drove from Canada to Argentina and are now completing their loop around Europe, Turkey and Morocco.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"33511143498\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7927\/33511143498_58158f47b1_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46472548515\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7857\/46472548515_3d55f62a71_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was fun to have a night to hang out and exchange stories from the road.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46471964635\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7846\/46471964635_28685325ef_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"40424011833\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4826\/40424011833_687850214e_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Where are the girls, you ask? Still painting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47387115381\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4877\/47387115381_0800004251_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47386853451\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7913\/47386853451_d75d746b00_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32446370677\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7903\/32446370677_9af5e743c7_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nice job, my little Bob Rosses!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46472600255\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7863\/46472600255_d864ee90b7_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the morning, before our new friends took off, they offered to take a family photo for us.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"33511039638\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7866\/33511039638_523551e889_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>You see a family posing by their van. I see a wet rag drying on our door handle because someone missed the toilet and I couldn\u2019t reach the paper towels in time. Oopsie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"32445226437\" alt=\"Cappadocia Turkey (Wild camping boondocking blog)\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7887\/32445226437_c541b44ddd_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Until next time, friends! Safe travels!!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"47455891031\" alt=\"Leaving Turkey blog\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7863\/47455891031_c09f415224_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And now it&#8217;s our turn to hit the road as well. Today we head west, back towards the European continent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"46540733805\" alt=\"Leaving Turkey blog\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7865\/46540733805_68505863ce_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a video I made for Instagram stories about our day here:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/piydeH5RVLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for following along,<br \/>\nMarlene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On one of our mornings at our wild camping spot in G\u00f6reme, Cappadocia, Turkey, we woke up to neighbors who also cleared the sharp decline to this spot on the cliff. We got to chatting and immediately hit it off. 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