Our last afternoon/evening in Gazipaşa was the perfect ending to our trip. A group of us took a car over to what we call the Pirate’s Cove -- called such because it is would have been a great spot for the Cilician Pirates to hide out in. The cove is right down the round from the site of our temple . . . hidden in the village of Güney. Two of Durhan's (one of our Turkish workers) children came with us. They speak as much English as I speak Turkish (which is very little), but with lots of hand motions we were able to communicate with them. When we dropped them off, they gave us a huge bag of grapes and figs -- delicious!
Before leaving Antioch, Travis had to finish something at the site. Our guard for the site, Rami, invited us back to his home for çay and almonds. His wife had brought us food at the site on many occasions.
Turks are some of the nicest and the most generous people I have ever met. To them, it's never about the money; they love to give. They give a whole new level to "the joy of giving."
*more pictures to be posted
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