ARDAHAN CASTLE,

signals the end of our second blog of this trip.

..........and Eser can pretend that she owns a flock of sheep.

We go up to the 2600 meter pass on the way to Ardahan, drive further up the mountain on a track, so that Ahmet can take the picture of a buggggggggg...

Looking for the Savsat Black Lake took us through what we thought were the worst village roads we had traveled. However, the scenery also had its lighter side:))

The Shires of Savsat compete with those of Middle Earth.

That evening Eser meets villagers gathering hay although she was considering the possibility of a friendly bear :)

Our castle, LASET HOTEL, past Savsat on the way to Ardahan.

Savsat Castle.

And we had fruit and tea with Ali, wife and neighbour.

We also saw Cehennem Deresi Kanyonu ( Hell Stream Canyon)

From Artvin to Savsat, we made a detour to Ardanuc and saw Ferhatli Castle.

We were, by that time, inured to the scenery. Hence no photos were taken until we came to Koru restaurant which we found driving up through Artvin.

We could never figure out why the lake was called " black "

The sign for the little girls! inky dinky ha! ha! location was correctly placed for calls of nature.

The road to Borcka Black Lake was a piece of cake in comparison to the Camili road. It also had its share of waterfalls, although, we are not sure if this one adorned the Karagol ( black lake) way.

Trip to points at and between Borcka Black Lake, Artvin, Savsat, and environs to Ardahan