Quaint seaport Ayvilik

Visiting Quaint seaport Ayvilik was my first stop renting a car for a month after spending almost 3 weeks in Istanbul. The Car Rental company did not notice the license plate frame was broken when I rented the car and the license plate on the front fell out and got lost in the small town, my first few days on the road. The people at the small family owned hotel helped me look for the license plate and also called the rental company to ask advice. I went to the police station to report the lost license plate so there would be no problem on the rest of my trip. The police were very nice and patient and they called the rental company and also the traffic police and they confirmed that I could just continue on my trip which I did. I was stopped about eight times for this problem by the traffic police and after explaining the situation each time they let me continue my trip with no problem. This little town is kind of interesting with it small winding cobblestone streets and it was good to get out of the hustle and bustle of Istanbul.

Downtown Street
Narrows cobblestone streets which are made for carts and not cars but people seem to make their way just fine by finding places to move over and let people pass by.
Delicious food
The meat on the skewer was very delicious and the spices were very nice
Traffic light issues
In the photo you will see what irritated me as I was driving. The traffic signals are right over where you stop and so if you pull right up to the crosswalk you can’t see the lights when they change. I don’t really understand why they do this.
Scenic point view
The view from a scenic point on the hill
Goats on the street
Instead of sheep like Scotland you will see mostly goats
Narrow streets
You can see how narrow the streets are with cars going both ways
A relaxed dog
This was a good place for this dog to hang out
Very narrow street
Cars need to navigate these narrow, narrow alleyway like streets
Typical Shop
This is a typical Shop with quantities of what people may need in their homes, especially large bags of nuts
Kebab
The spice kebab was nice
Camping area
There are places for campers to park at local beach sites
A relaxing camper
A camper enjoying the view on the beach
Fixing the fishing net
They have to fix the fishing nets
Dive boat
I’m sure during the high season this dive boat has plenty of customers
Fish restaurant
The highly recommended fish restaurant
The menu
The menu
Cowboy clothes for kids
Is this what kids aspire to, the American cowboy image?
Low season
I’m sure this is busy in the high season