Stage 72: From Giresun to Cavuslu

After a restful night and good weather in the morning, I started calmly. It would have been about 140 kilometers to Trabzon, and since I felt like camping again, I wanted to divide the distance into two sections. From Giresun, you have to drive through shorter tunnels again and again, which always gives an uneasy feeling. After all, you are occasionally overlooked or ignored even in daylight. However, on the route, you can also find beautiful foothills of the Pontic Mountains, where tea is grown and individual houses stand on steep slopes. In Tirebolu, it was time for an extended lunch break at a beach café. The ice cream for dessert tasted very artificial and had the consistency of chewing gum, but Turkey is not really known for its ice cream. The friendly shop owner gave it to me for free when he saw my bike. Halfway to Trabzon, I wanted to find a campsite near the beach, which was not so easy. The loud main road usually runs along the coast, and the beach is often inaccessible or secured with steep slopes. I was just about to look for a spot in Cavuslu next to a football field, where there were at least a few trees. Then a young Turk came towards me on his bike and explained through Google Translate that this was a problematic place and that he lived nearby. I should follow him. Honestly, I was a little hesitant at first because I could hardly understand his translations, but it was worth a try. After a short time, we passed by his house, and his mother called something to him. He led me to a beach and signaled that I could just set up my tent anywhere. Without his help, I would not have found or chosen the spot because the residents of two houses had a direct view of my tent. But the trust paid off. In the evening, I sat at the beach for a while with Serhat, having coffee. He is 21 and takes care of tourists in the summer. In winter, he apparently helps to get boats in the village back in shape, if I understood him correctly. Looking back, I'm a little embarrassed that I was skeptical at first. One should never forget that 99.99% of humanity are well-meaning. If you expect to encounter someone from the remaining 0.01%, you are depriving yourself of great experiences and encounters.