Gamarcoba Advrider!

duroturk · 03-21-2012, 03:57 AM

Gamarcoba means "Hello" in Georgian.

Better late than never, I decided to write my first RR. This going to be about our trip to Georgia and Caucasus Mountains in August 2011, including a short visit to Yerevan, Armenia.

jnorton1 · 03-21-2012, 07:02 AM

Pictures look great!

ckjj888 · 03-21-2012, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duroturk

Gamarcoba means "Hello" in Georgian.

Better late than never, I decided to write my first RR. This going to be about our trip to Georgia and Caucasus Mountains in August 2011, including a short visit to Yerevan, Armenia.

Very beautiful!

duroturk · 03-21-2012, 10:20 PM

The bike was looking like this, a bit heavy just before we depart.

Because we had to carry some stuff which are quite unusual for a motorbike trip like these:

My personal motivation for this trip

My wifes bulky laptop, which she had to carry along to keep up for her job..

duroturk · 03-22-2012, 04:49 AM

We are living in Kayseri, Turkiye, rigth in the middle of Anadolu. We started to ride towards north, into the green.

First two days we rode with our friends who are on a 1200 GS.

We have reached a Black Sea city, Ordu to stay overnight with only one aim. This guy!

duroturk · 03-22-2012, 05:04 AM

Mr.Osman Gursoy is a true living legend. He has bought a Vespa in 1979, did more than 180 k kms with it. Whole Europe except Albania and Finland, a full coastal trip in US. He rode the 4k kms way between London and Ordu 19 times.

I thought I should share this.

duroturk · 03-22-2012, 05:06 AM

duroturk · 03-22-2012, 05:09 AM

He now lives in this house

with a beautiful view

and takes care of his various flowers...

duroturk · 03-22-2012, 05:14 AM

Next day we back on the road. Our friends had to turn back to Kayseri and we continued to our next stop Findikli, Rize which is very close to Georgian border.

duroturk · 03-22-2012, 05:38 AM

We reach Findikli early that afternoon and decide to go for some fishing.

My friends uncle has made his boat from a chestnut tree and we sail off with it to a beautiful afternoon on Black Sea.

Sea was very calm, perfect for swimming as well.

As the sun goes down we have catch pretty good fish. Sea is always generous.

This would be enough for four hungry guys.

We enjoy the sunset before the dinner.

to be continued for sure...

ckjj888 · 03-22-2012, 10:30 AM

The classic case of sheep----Vespa!

GiorgioXT · 03-22-2012, 10:58 AM

Really good !

duroturk · 03-23-2012, 06:39 AM

Thanks for all the replies and interest. Let's go on...

We left hope and rode towards the Sarp border gate on a beautiful day. Me met some other bikers too.

Border crossing was like a knife on the butter. Nowadays it is even possible for Turkish citizens to enter Georgia only with an id, without having a passport tho. But I think if you want to stay more than 3 days you should have your passport.

Here we are in Georgian side...

Georgian border building is kinda fancy eh?

Here we are in Batum. I can't believe we have snapped this stupid picture. No offense you posers!

duroturk · 03-23-2012, 06:45 AM

Here the beaches starts and I think I'll go back there to enjoy Georgian Black Sea again. Somehow Turkish side there is not much beaches and seems like here is quite fun.

Entering Batum.

Black Sea...

Actually we could have camped here but we decided to continue till Mestia.

Nice beach to camp actually.

duroturk · 03-23-2012, 06:54 AM

While we were trying find out, what was this thing...

an Italian cuople showed up on a Yamaha XT660X. They said they have left Mestia early in the morning and hardly manage to Batum in the afternoon. Road to Mestia was very bad and they have eaten 100 kms in 3,5 hrs.

We thought we can give it a try.

We rode in Batum to change some money as it is always better than changing money at the borders.

There is still loads of soviet type blocks..

But new buildings are also showing up.

03-21-2012, 03:57 AM	#1
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	Gamarcoba Advrider! Gamarcoba means "Hello" in Georgian. Better late than never, I decided to write my first RR. This going to be about our trip to Georgia and Caucasus Mountains in August 2011, including a short visit to Yerevan, Armenia. __________________ Nurettin

03-21-2012, 07:02 AM	#2
jnorton1 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Loveland Colorado Oddometer: 253	Pictures look great! __________________ 2001 BMW F650GS Dakar

03-21-2012, 10:20 PM	#4
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	The bike was looking like this, a bit heavy just before we depart. Because we had to carry some stuff which are quite unusual for a motorbike trip like these: My personal motivation for this trip My wifes bulky laptop, which she had to carry along to keep up for her job.. __________________ Nurettin duroturk screwed with this post 03-22-2012 at 05:10 AM

03-22-2012, 04:49 AM	#5
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	We are living in Kayseri, Turkiye, rigth in the middle of Anadolu. We started to ride towards north, into the green. First two days we rode with our friends who are on a 1200 GS. We have reached a Black Sea city, Ordu to stay overnight with only one aim. This guy! __________________ Nurettin

03-22-2012, 05:04 AM	#6
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	Mr.Osman Gursoy is a true living legend. He has bought a Vespa in 1979, did more than 180 k kms with it. Whole Europe except Albania and Finland, a full coastal trip in US. He rode the 4k kms way between London and Ordu 19 times. I thought I should share this. __________________ Nurettin

03-22-2012, 05:06 AM	#7
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	__________________ Nurettin

03-22-2012, 05:09 AM	#8
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	He now lives in this house with a beautiful view and takes care of his various flowers... __________________ Nurettin

03-22-2012, 05:14 AM	#9
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	Next day we back on the road. Our friends had to turn back to Kayseri and we continued to our next stop Findikli, Rize which is very close to Georgian border. __________________ Nurettin

03-22-2012, 05:38 AM	#10
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	We reach Findikli early that afternoon and decide to go for some fishing. My friends uncle has made his boat from a chestnut tree and we sail off with it to a beautiful afternoon on Black Sea. Sea was very calm, perfect for swimming as well. As the sun goes down we have catch pretty good fish. Sea is always generous. This would be enough for four hungry guys. We enjoy the sunset before the dinner. to be continued for sure... __________________ Nurettin

03-22-2012, 10:30 AM	#11
ckjj888 Adventurer Joined: Jul 2011 Oddometer: 73	The classic case of sheep----Vespa!

03-22-2012, 10:58 AM	#12
GiorgioXT Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2003 Oddometer: 1,189	Really good ! __________________ Giorgio Betteto "GiorgioXT" - Padova - Tai di Cadore -Italia DRZ400 S '03 XT600 '90 XT550 '82 XT500 '81 - giorgioxt@email.it - www.polverosi.org - EchM#645 "se sei incerto tieni APERTO !

03-23-2012, 06:39 AM	#13
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	Thanks for all the replies and interest. Let's go on... We left hope and rode towards the Sarp border gate on a beautiful day. Me met some other bikers too. Border crossing was like a knife on the butter. Nowadays it is even possible for Turkish citizens to enter Georgia only with an id, without having a passport tho. But I think if you want to stay more than 3 days you should have your passport. Here we are in Georgian side... Georgian border building is kinda fancy eh? Here we are in Batum. I can't believe we have snapped this stupid picture. No offense you posers! __________________ Nurettin

03-23-2012, 06:45 AM	#14
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	Here the beaches starts and I think I'll go back there to enjoy Georgian Black Sea again. Somehow Turkish side there is not much beaches and seems like here is quite fun. Entering Batum. Black Sea... Actually we could have camped here but we decided to continue till Mestia. Nice beach to camp actually. __________________ Nurettin

03-23-2012, 06:54 AM	#15
duroturk ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Kayseri, TR Oddometer: 211	While we were trying find out, what was this thing... an Italian cuople showed up on a Yamaha XT660X. They said they have left Mestia early in the morning and hardly manage to Batum in the afternoon. Road to Mestia was very bad and they have eaten 100 kms in 3,5 hrs. We thought we can give it a try. We rode in Batum to change some money as it is always better than changing money at the borders. There is still loads of soviet type blocks.. But new buildings are also showing up. __________________ Nurettin

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