More Bozcaada

Day 2 on Idyllic Bozcaada, we awoke to fairly stiff, though intermittent, rain.  This did not bode well for our plans to hang out on the beaches on the far side of the island.

The minibuses weren't running, and we didn't want to rent a scooter in the rain or pay extra money for a cab.  So we thought hey, what's a little rain?  We have rain gear & umbrellas, and could use a bracing walk across the island.  We set out in a lull in the rain.

Right out of town we saw a couple of wineries.  Alright, good stuff.

Unfortunately, we then ran into an unbelievable local cold front - lightning, and a massive, horizontal downpour.  By pure luck we were 100m from a gas station where we could shelter, but still got soaked in our brief encounter.  Given the intensity of the storm and the frequent lightning on open country, we figured we should stay in town.  Even taking a cab would only take us to a rainy beach.  We even got a ride back with a sympathetic resident.

Town was experiencing drainage problems from the rain as well.

Sarah, looking a little wet, was happy to grab some lunch.

The rain let up a bit in the later afternoon, so we were able to walk around town a bit.  Lots of lovely little homes.

Looking into wine country & towards the beaches we couldn't take advantage of.  Drat!

Nice melange of thistles and poppies.

The wooden ship in the middle is named "Titanik I".  Um, no thanks, I'd rather not go for a cruise.

We were walking by this Carlsberg poster, and I glanced at the skyline thinking, "I wonder what city that is?"  Then I looked a bit closer.  It's a heavily modified downtown Vancouver skyline.  Canada Place (minus the sails) is in the middle, and there's a mirror image of the Vancouver skyline to each side.  You can see the Scotia Tower, Bentall 3 (BMO), Marine Building - the bright light at the shoreline on the right is the big Chevron fuel barge sign in Coal Harbour, which they've whited out in the poster.  Weird.  I guess Vancouver has a world-class skyline - or a very generic one suitable for advertising...

Saw some pretty interesting modes of transportation on the island.  Here's a rototiller and a 2-wheel trailer that have been converted into some kind of slow-speed Mad Max chariot.

And here's a tractor with the slogan of a local winery ("life's a cabernet"), with Lamborghini badging, including the Bull hood ornament.  Sweet ride.

We stopped by a cafe for dinner, and ran into a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever - Sarah's parents' dog (Allie) is the same breed.  Definitely NOT something we expected to see here.  The cafe owner had found it as a stray on the island, and after it hung out for a few days, she decided to keep it.  She wasn't sure what breed it was, but we were able to 100% confirm it's a Duck Toller.

Sarah was in heaven giving some fine pets to Humphrey, Allie's Turkish cousin.