This volcano is a huge feature, and in the top ten features in Western Asia. It rises 3,000 feet above the neighbouring countryside.
Shortly after earning a speeding ticket I stopped briefly to enjoy the views ahead of the Taurus Mountains, which separate Anatolia from the Mediterranean Region.
I was relieved to get to Gazantiep. It had looked an unambitous leg of the journey, but the conditions made it challenging and I was glad to arrive in one piece after driving once again through pouring rain. It was still raining the next morning when I left and I was very nervous as I pulled away onto the motorway. Nerves are probably a good thing; they got me here. That was a special morning. Fog, contra flow, drivers who trust in God rather than their ability to drive in a way appropriate for the conditions.
