Vaella Laella

23 nisan cocuk senliklerinde artvindeydik. bizi oyle guzel karsiladilar ki yine cok sevdim artvini. ossi ailesinden sanna  istanbulun guzelligine dayanamayarak bir kac ay takilmis. artvinde yakaladi bizi. hep birlikte cocuklarin yuzlerini,gozlerini, ellerini boyayip gurcistan yollarina koyulduk.

gurcistana gecer gecmez bizim karadenizin denizi doldurma sahane (!!) yollari geride kaldi. kucuk dolambacli yesil ve mavinin birbirine aktigi guzellige gomulduk. betondan buyuk binalar artik onumuze cikmaz oldu. koycukler gectik; yesilin uzerinde ozgurce dolasan atlar, esekler,inekler, buffalolar ve domuzcuklarla dolu…onca savassal sorunlara ragmen huzurla ayakta bu ulke..doganin gucu yetiyor da hissetmiyor insan puruzleri..

sansimiza batumun yakinindaki botanik bahcelerinin oraya vardik. botanik orman yani..ben sabah yuruyusune ciktigimda farketmeden kac saat yuruduysem aklimi alan bitkiler arasinda botanik bahceden cikip sasilmayacak sekilde kayboldum (genelde geliyor basima boyle seyler). yolumu bulmaya cabalarken bir gurcu kizla tanistim turkce bilen. evine gittim, kahve pisirdi ve biraz sohbetten sonra da yolumu gosterdi ve gulumseyerek ayrildi birlesen yureklerimiz. yol boyu da boyle gonlu acik insanlarla dolu gurcistan. bize ekmekler,katchapuriler (peynirli pide, borek cesitleri), saraplar ikram ediyorlar.

 birkac gun de sahilde dev papatyalarla kalip karadenizle vedalastik. yavas yavas da guvenligimiz icin 24 saat bizimle beraber olan gurcistan polisiyle tanismak durumunda kaldik. artik hep beraber yiyip iciyor, birlikte geziyorduk. bir aksam polis bizi anlayabilmek icin koyun ingilizce ogretmeni nana”yi getirip bizimle tanistirinca bir kez daha acildi yollarimiz gonlumuzun istedigine. hemen ertesinde 2 gun okulda cocuklarla kukla tiyatrosu yaptik, oyunlar oynadik. okulda mudurun odasinda gurcistan yemekleri senligi verdiler bize oglen icin. turkiyedeki ramazan sofralarini andiran masada olan tum yemekleri mutlaka tatmamiz gerekiyordu. saraplari da  toss (serefe yaparken uzun bi konusma yapiyolar icmeye baslamadan once) yaptik cocuklara verdigimiz molada. o aksam nana”nin evinin bahcesindeydi ossibussi. ossibussi ailesi de evde nananin arkadaslari ,ogrencileri, gozleri parildayan kafkas danscisi kiziyla birlikte…nana”yla da veda vakti geldi;sabrina, enerjisine ve varligina tesekkur ederek ayrildik.

piril piril bir nehrin kenarina vardik. perilerle dolu selalelere, yagmur ormanlarina daldik polis arkadaslarla beraber. ilk basta doganin icinde yapacak birsey bulamiyor canlari bunaliyor rus teknosu dinliyordu arkadaslar ama son gun nehirde yuzmeye basladilar aksam da ates yakip sarkilar soylediler yurekleri tasarak..

cilgin gurcistan yollarina aldirmadan yesil patlamasi yasayan svaneti daglarina da ciktik. osssi zorlandi biraz ama koyvermedi yolda bizi. biz de gurcistanin yol calismalarina katkida bulunduk ilerleyebilmek icin;once  kazma kurek kendimize yol yapiyor sonra da asiyorduk karli tepelere dogru patikalari..daglari onumuzdeki bir kac ay boyunca goremeyecegiz diye doyasiya kokladik ormanlari.

daglardan inince dunyanin en eski sehirlerinden birine manastirlarin ortasinda kurulu kutaisiye vardik. bir yetimhanede cocuklarla calistik; oyle kolay ki cocuklari mutlu etmek. iclerindeki kaynaga henuz yetiskinlerden daha bagli olduklari icin hemencecik cigliklarla cosuyorlar. onlarla birlikte benim de cosuyor yuregim. hepimizin ici daha bi isiniyor  sanki cocuklarla..seviyoruz onlari..

tiblise dogru yola ciktik ama ossibussi yoruldu artik. gidemez oldu. durdu. yine sihirli bir yerde. sadece 200 metre otede araba tamircisi varken ve yanibasimizda kocaman tertemiz bir nehir ve uzerinde sallanan eski tahtadan bir kopru. simdi ossinin debriyaji degisiyor ve yenileniyor. kendini hazir hissettiginde yola koyulacak yine. dun aksam sahane biber dolmasi yedik, bu sabah da turk usulu finlandiya kahvaltisi. yani cesit bol ama fin tadindaJ. ossinin altinda ustalar calisiyor ama icinde herzamanki gibi her ne olursa olsun hayat devam ediyor sanki hicbirsey olmamis gibi. olani tepkisizce kabullenip; simdiyi yasayarak, anda kalarak.. aciktik, yemek yiyoruz..sorunlar da zamanla zaten halloluyor, endiseye gerek yok…ah ne guzel! icimden keske yine bir nehir bulsak geciyordu tiblisten once…

sevgiyle…sihirle…

aylin

One week adventure in remote Svaneti mountains, north Georgia.. Beautiful it was! .. and some challenging roads..

Teimme viikon retken  pohjois-Georgiaan, syrjaisille Svaneti vuorille, kaunista ja haasteellisisa teita…

One day it was raining golden sand, really it was… flying with wind who knows from where!

Eraana paivana maisema oli kullanvarinen… Taivaalta satoi hiekkaa, voi ihme!

Roads werent the best for six tons Bus but we managed! 

Tiet eivat aina olleet suotuisat vaan niinpa selvisimme sinne ja takasin! 

Viimeisen Turkin leirimme aamuheratyksesta tekivat erityisen onnellisen lauma delfiineita, jotka tulivat leikkimaan lahivesiin. Ja: heidan suuntansa oli myos kohti Georgiaa! Hyvaa huumoria lahto-aamuun toivat myos poliisit, joilla ei talla kertaa ollut mitaan valitettavaa vaan halusivat kutsua meidat teelle ennenkuin poistumme maasta… Oi mika ystavallinen kadenpuristus kuin anteeksipyydellen koko ammattikunnan puolesta kaikkea viiden kuukauden aikana kokemaamme poliisihassakkaa:)

Rajan yli siis tultiin ja ilman kummempia kommervenkkeja, Georgian rajalla bussia ei edes tarkistettu. Vahan piti jonossa ryysia passit ojossa ja sitten odotella paperihommia. Ainiin jalkikateen paljastui etta periaatteessa Turkkiin on laitonta tuoda yli 20 vuotta vanha auto/ Lisaksi auton oma maalaaminen on laitonta joten pari riketta tuli siis tehtya vaan eipa tuntunut virkavalta piittaavan.

Georgia nayttaytyy huisin vihreana, vehreana, kauniina! Sattumoisin ensimmainen leirimme oli kasvitieteellisen puutarhan naapurissa lahella Batumia; vanhoja jattimaisia puita, alppiruusuja, villeja orkideoja… Hyvaa happea hengittaa…

Sympaattisia ihmisia (ja possuja) myoskin! Useimmat leiriin saapuvista haluaisivat tarjota aterian taikka viinia. Saipa Gabriel kalamiehilta myos pussillisen elavia kaloja, joista yritti kieltaytya vedoten kasvissyontiin mutta totesi etta parempi ottaa lahja vastaan… Kalastajien selkain kaannyttya kalat paasivat takaisin mereen. Vapaata merenrantaa riittaa toisin kuin tayteenrakennettu Turkinpuolinen Mustamerenranta. Ja ilo oli tavata delfiinit jalleen!

Lukuunottamatta taannoisista sisallissota-selkkauksista ja Venajan paineesta karsivia alueita Abkhaziaa ja Etela-Osetiaa, maan sanotaan olevan turvaisa matkustettavaksi ja kansan erityisen vieraanvaraista, kuten olemmekin jo tulleet todenneiksi… Ensipaivien perusteella kauniin lempea energia ymparilla! Aikeet on muinaiseen Kutaisin kaupunkiin, jossa tiedamme sijaitsevan SOS village lastenkodin. Kenties sita ennen pieni retki vuorille, luonnonkauneuksia taalla kun riittaa.

PS: Tanaan OssiBussi on ollut matkassa tasan kahdeksan kuukautta ja samalla matkamittari sanoo: 10 000 kilometria! JEE!

gonlumu calan büyülü ossibusside hayat akiyor tum guzelligiyle…
ossibussi karlı yollardan gecti, mutlu noeller diye cigliklarla kutladik karı. sonra bahar cicekleri aldi kardelenlerin yerini. cicekler pasparlak, sapsari ,mosmor,pespembe… yesilse her daim hertarafimizi sarmis durumda. bazen birgun icinde dort mevsim yasadik; once denize girdik sonra karli daglari astik, shanti shanti..uzun dinlenme ve guzellesme konaklamalarimiz disinda her aksam baska bir yerde uyuduk. sifa dolu bir derecik kenarinda, sihirli vadilerde ,perisel magaralarda, cilgin nehirlerin yanlarinda, koylerde,zamani bile durdurmaya gucu yeten durgun goller etrafinda…hep guzel insanlarla karsilasiyoruz, surprizler pesimizi birakmiyor hic. bizi zorlayan durumlarla karsilassak bile sevgi dolu kalmaya devam ediyoruz. boylece onumuze yeni mucizeler cikiyor,yeni yollar  aciliyor.
 
Kimi zaman ossibussi yola devam etmek istemiyor ya da zorlanıyor ilerlemekte. O vakit etrafta kim varsa gencler, cocuklar, jandarma, koyluler elele verip  destek veriyoruz varolan tum gucumuzle. Seviniyor ve harekete geçiyor. Ya da ilgi istiyor bizden bazen. Gabriel her derdini anlıyor ossibussinin ve birlikte cozum uretiyoruz dertlere…
 
turkiyenin cennet koselerine pek yakinda veda ediyoruz. cok heyecanlandiriyor gurcistani kesfedecek olusumuz. bir yandan da isin ciddiyeti sariyor ruhumu. uzun zaman turkiyede olmayi planlamayisim tatli bi hüzün veriyor yürecigime. Son lokumları alalım da  tatlı yiyip tatlı konusarak  çıkalım diyoruz türkiyeden….
 
etrafimdaki herseyi hep biraz daha fazla farkinda olarak yasiyorum…sadece ossibussi degil tum evren  her gecen gun daha fazla evim oluyo…
insan yolda icsel yolculuguna daha cok daliyor, bir yerde durdugu zamanlardan daha bi yogun yasiyor icini. ozuyle kaliyor basbasa, surekli degismekte olan her seye ve her ana uyum saglayarak degisiyor, donusuyor.
 
Sevgiyle, ısıkla, guzellikle…
Aylin

OssiBussi on päässyt kohtamaan ensimmäiset lumitiensä tämän matkan aikana. Galtiözüsta lähdettyämme melko piankin kipusimme Bussilla kilometrin korkeuteen ja lumileikeille.

Omituista oli kaivaa toppavaatteet kaiken keväänkoiton jälkeen esiin ja ottaa kaikki mahdolliset huovat esiin kylmiä öitä varten! Laskeuduimme kuitenkin vielä rannikolle ja tulipa gabrielin kanssa piipahdettua Kreikan puolellakin, piskuisella Meisin saarella, 20 minuutin laivamatka Turkin puolelta. Näin saimme uutukaiset leimat passeihimme eli kolme kuukautta lisäaikaa Turkissa ololle. Sen aikaa Ossin piti jöpöttää Antalyan tullissa, joka ei ollut mikään kovin lempeä paikka. Gabrielin piti vierailla auton omistajana viidessätoista eri toimistossa allekirjoittelemassa lappusia. Melkoinen byrokratiasimputus oli myöskin saada bussukka ulos tuosta konttorista, meinasi kaatua esimerkiksi siihen ettei Gabrielin passissa lue hänen isänsä nimeä kuten turkkilaisilla on tapana…

Bussin saatuamme takaisin huristimme Antalyan rannoille auringonlämpöön ihastelemaan kilpikonnia ja ihmeellisiä mäntykäkkyräpuita. Mäntymetsään löysivät tiensä myös Suvi Istanbulista sekä Jaakko ja Heta ja Miriam karavaaninsa kera, jonka kanssa olemmekin sujuvasti tulleet yhteen jo syyskuusta lähtien. (Ja aina hyvästelleet yhtä vuolaasti).

Päätimme pysyä rannikolla ja Antalyan metsässä, kunnes Aylinkin olisi saanut kotinsa pakettiin ja liittyisi joukkoon. OssiBussin vetovoima puhuu jo puolestaan, jo toisen kerran kurvaamme jonkun pihaan ja tuloksena talon isäntä/emäntä jättää kotinsa ja hyppää mukaan. Hups.

Maaliskuun täydenkuun jälkeen kävimme heippaamassa Timin vanhemmat Antalyassa ja aloitimme uudella kuusihenkisellä yhteisöllämme matkanteon kohti Keski-Turkin vuoristoja, joiden halki reittimme kulkee kohti Georgiaa. Tuumat on loytaa lahıtulevassa taas tıe johonkın kouluun taıkka orpokotıın uusıen kujeıden kera taıdetouhuıhın taman pıkkulevon jalkeen!

Antalyasta lähdön jälkeen bussimatkailu on ollut melkoista aikamatkailua keväänkoiton ja talvipakkasten välillä. Viimeisen viikon olemme seikkailleet Kappadokian luolastoissa, muinaisissa ihmeellisissä vuoriin hakatuissa asumuksissa. Eräänkin yön vietimme luolassa, jonne pääsimme kavuttuamme viitisenkymmentä metriä kiven sisässä välillä ryömien ja välillä nousten.. Hurjia tarinoita kantavat nuo luolat, eikä kaikki niin kevyitäkään.

Mutta myöskin valtavan kauniita kirkkomaisia luolatiloja… historia kertoo, että alkukristityt lienee asustelleet näissä luolissa. Ja alkuperäisesti ne lienevät Atlantis-ihmisten rakentamia, huimia käytäviä, salareittejä, mutkaisia tunneleita ja kiipeilykuiluja. Kerrotaan, että taannoin luolastot olisivat yltäneet Kappadokialta Intiaan asti… juhuu…

Kuvia lisaa  seuraavassa lahetyksessa!
Kaikkea Kaunista kotimaan konnuille tai mıssa ıkına planeetan kolkassa tata luetkin…

Namaste Beautiful Family of Living Light and Love Everywhere!

We shall put up teepee somewhere near Fethiye and all the peace-loving souls are welcome to join our camp!

We are looking for a place right now somewhere close to Fethiey and Ortaca in south west of Turkey (green hillies and sea!) and going to build up our teepee and start seed camp at least a couple of days before starting the gathering. We have vision for Gathering starting 09.01. and going to continue about 2 weeks until 23.1. or so on. The Great Full Moon will be 11.01. We have also vision about some silent days during the gathering.

We invite all you beautiful souls to come and gather and celebrate and love and heal all together.

“yes, we are children of the rising sun
yes, we are people of the new day”

We will update information about gathering to http://rainbowforum.lightflower.org/
(forum -> Asia/Europe -> gatherings)

See You!

Freia & Gabriel

If there has been a  silent moment, before realizing it some action has arrived… Turkish policemen have actively visited our Bus (read: every evening, no matter where we are parked). The main thing instead of car papers or passports is to find out who we are (are we married) and what is this crazy bus. One night there was seven policemen spending one and half hours with us, taking pictures of us with Bus (but only with their camera, would have caused troubles to them to get on our film…) and drinking chai from our wooden cups:) Great fun. The other night army police came and started pointing different things inside the Bus, teaching these objects in Turkish, like cauliflower, potatoes… Then he pointed at me asking “what?” trying to find out if I’m a friend, wife or WHAT? ha ha.

And if not policemen, then something else.. One day we were stopped by two people waving hands by the road. They were journalists and made on-the-road-interwiev of us which was sent to the five biggest newspapers in Turkey. And sometimes but not too often there has been hitchhikers which is nice specially now that we are just two of us travelling.

In addition to these on the road meetings we have ended up into such Beautiful places, again. Around Christmas time we were in ancient Efes area visiting old holy places and amphi theatre (the only possible time to visit this place, in the high season it is told to be really Crowded. Even more fascinating it was to park the Bus by Bafa lake which is surrounded by stunning rocky hills and mountains. Walking there we found many many rocks which were carved. Our guess was they have been tombs and that was Right. The area was called Herakleia and cant say a word of its history but Really Amazing Spirit…

So, we headed south with the Hope to find some sunshine and warmth. We got closer and wind just felt colder, we found out it is really specially cold days going on… night temperatures drop close to zero and days have been windy. But we still keep on hoping some day soon it is a bit warmer.

On the way Ossi The Bus almost decided not to travel no more. Bus did not start from one forest camp and while trying we ran out of battery. While trying to find out what else was wrong we did quite a big maintenance session with all the oils and breaks and whatever.

The process also included some “omming” (OM-mantra) for the motor to get well again (not only bev´cause the type of the motor is OM, hih) And while we were doing that some help arrived. With help of two locals we charged the battery but found out the other one is not working properly. However, in one more hour motor was on again with help of local mechanist who arrived from the near village just for us. Allah Allah! We could move again!!! Certainly, we are not the ones who decide where to go and when.. Ossi has got his owm will too:)

On the same night we got hosted by lovely family and here we still are. Also here some unplanned stuff arised as this is the house of computer expert and he fixed our computers of all the virus we had collected on the way…. ha… crazy crazy twelwe hours working he did for our computers (Thank You, super John!) So, now we have fixed the car and computers… Ready for New Year!

And the house happens to be next to the elementary school so Ossi is parked almost on the school yard. Sooo between the computer business we got some wild football games with them.

Now we are invited to New Years Party to Selma’s family, which is really sweet. As the winds are still blowing hard, we wait happily till tomorrow before looking for the place for the teepee in near areas… But Yes, teepee camp is waiting for us.. Happy to get into wild nature for a while for some Breathing and Silence too. The invitation is Open to all Sisters and Brothers, check the following post and info!

From Our Hearts we hope the coming year to make your Dreams come True!!!

Love love love*

freia

ps. Look, now Gabriel is already Ney flute Master! so fast!

OssiBussi matkustajineen kiittaa Sydamellisesti kuluneena vuonna saamastaan Tuesta ja Rakkaudesta!!!

Toivotamme valoa joulunaikaan ja taikoja Uuteen Vuoteen 2009 !!!

Toteutukoon kaikki Kauneimmat Unelmasi

(varo mıta sa haluut sılla sa saat sen…)

Freia ja Gabriel

Paadyımme parkkeeraamaan bussia oliivılehtoon ja kuinka ollakaan laheısen talon ısanta palaili juurı kaupungısta ja saimme kutsun kotiinsa.. Vuorokauden mıttaisen oleskelun aikana selvisi, etta isanta onkın suorassa polvessa Turkın ex-kuninkaan pojan pojanpoika. Jos asiat olisivat taman maan historiassa menneet toisin, hanesta olisi tullut kunkku. Hups. Suurta sielujen sympatiaa oli tama kohtaaminen ja ne huimat tarinat joita saimme kuulla Selimin ja vaımonsa Azizen seka heidan kertomana… Lumoavaa…

Tassa poydassa ıstuımme monta tuntia kuullen tuhannen ja yhden yon kertomuksia elavasta elamasta…

Pascal, Azize, Tayfun, G+F, Joni ja Selim   rakenteilla olevan uuden kodin kuistilla.

Todellakın, koskaan ei tieda mıta kulman takana odottaa ja millaisia tarınoıta katkeytyykaan ohıkulkıjan elamaan. Mıka Rıkkaus kiireetta kulkea ja kuunnella! AH!

Visiting SOS- Children Village

Little Riot in Thessaloniki

…and celebrating Freia getting Old:)

Then  Sanna got a pale face in the city streets

…and after the city life we found the Aigeian Sea… (and had fake summer with the waves and Ice Cream:)

 And we found abandoned restaurant with lovely acoustic toilet

Ossi found its way through archeological Ismaros area under the olive trees 

 …on the way to Turkey…  some olives on the roof top shantilines continues its adventures through magical places on the Beautiful Mother Earth:)….