An uneventful day of long driving (324 miles) with nothing much to report. The scenery was glorious: high light-brown rounded bare hills with the occasional brown or olive green bush and the motorway continued round and round them. We were stopped by the police on three occasions to check our passports, something which has not happened before in Turkey, although we have been stopped once for speeding. The police were supported by a rather ominous looking armoured car. It seems that something is happening in Turkey. We stopped at an isolated service station for a meal and a place to sleep for the night.
