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Myra, tsunami, blue boat, blue socks

John Elkington · 24 September 2014 · Leave a Comment

Morning smoke as we head into Myra
Morning smoke as we head into Myra
Boats
Boats, nets, pulleys
Aghast
Aghast
VIP tombs
VIP tombs
Debris from ancient tsunami
Debris from ancient tsunami
Semi-aghast
Semi-aghast
Choose your seat
Please take your seat
Ticket to Myra's wonders
Ticket to Myra’s wonders
Church of St Nicholas, detail 1
Church of St Nicholas, detail 1
Church of St Nicholas, detail 2
Church of St Nicholas, detail 2
Church of St Nicholas, detail 3
Church of St Nicholas, detail 3
Tomb sandwiched between cars on way back to boat
Parked for eternity: tomb sandwiched between cars on way back to boat
Blue boat
Blue boat
Blue sock
Priscilla sports blue socks

One way to get a sense of the vicissitudes that have rocked the Lycian Coast over the millennia is to take a look at the white pebbles and other debris in the exposed soil column near the restored theatre in Myra. They signal a massive tsunami – one of a number that have hit the region.

Thanks to Andrew, we got to the site well ahead of the crowds – and enjoyed a fairly leisurely prowl around the ruins and excavated objects.

Then across to the Church of St Nicholas, which was heaving with folk from Russia and similar necks of the wood. One of them, several of us agreed, was the spitting image of Vladimir Putin – though, happily, he was wearing a shirt.

The group seems to have gelled well, somewhat better than in 2011 – when there were a few ‘stray cats’ among the group.

That said, and as I noted to someone today, it strikes me that I am something of an outsider on such adventures, either ahead of the group or lagging some way behind.

In the event that I had found myself in one of the armies that have swept back and forth across this landscape, I would have been either scouting in advance of the vanguard or watching over my shoulder in the rearguard – rather than marching in lockstep with the main body.

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I began this blog with an entry reporting on a visit to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod, on 30 September 2003. The blog element of the website has gone through several iterations since, with much of the older material still available.

Like so many things in my life, blog entries blur the boundaries between the personal and the professional. As explained on this site’s Home Page, the website and the blog are part platform for ongoing projects, part autobiography, and part accountability mechanism.

In addition, my blogs have appeared on many sites such as: Chinadialogue, CSRWire, Fast Company, GreenBiz, Guardian Sustainable Business, and the Harvard Business Review.

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