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Day 20, 21 and 22 : Kayseri

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After 1.000 kilometers and an elevation gain of 10.000 meters I arrived in Kayseri. First mission accomplished! What hasn't been on the blog so far... A lot of things are not mentioned or visible on the blog. Of course, I mainly posted attractive (and edited) photos and wrote about great encouters. But besides that, there is a lot more to Turkey and to this trip. First of all and most importantly, I didn't have any uncomfortable encounters here. They were all positive and I always felt safe. There where moments when I struggled. Not knowing where to sleep, whether there would be a tiny shop in a village, whether I'd manage the ascent or just having a bad day... Sometimes I asked myself why am I doing this? A few hours later I knew again why ;-).  And I had supporters in these situations: a lorry driver stopping and offering a lift, some farmer waving with a loaf of bread or someone at home whatsapping with me. Besides what can be seen on the images, there's a lot of pov...