An early start to the day with a morning hike that began from the village of Goreme, known in ancient times as Avcilar. Goreme is one of the oldest towns in the region and was a farming community. The plan was to hike from Avcilar to the village of Uchisar and then on to the remote village of Babayan that is only 5km/3.1miles from Ortahisar, another small village that we'd visit tomorrow. While surfing the Internet to make sure this old information is up-to-date, I came across Turkish Heritage Travel that not only offers guided day hikes around Cappadocia but also throughout Turkey. Hiking and/or trekking in the Cappadocia area has grown by leaps and bounds and you'll have no trouble finding information once there. Just remember that it gets very hot. Bring enough water.

The Goreme/Avcilar Valley is very beautiful filled with fruit trees and gardens between the tuff, caves and "Fairy Chimneys." The scenery was constantly changing from green to barren...View image...and back to green again as we walked the narrow paths, stopping every now and then for a short rest and to explore the different caves. I can't tell you which other valleys we walked through but hikes also led into Rose Valley, Pigeon Valley, and Zemi Valley. Jack and Cemil never really gave specifics. They'd point...we'd follow...