Weekend Preparation via E-mail

"Well this weekend is going to be a fucking wild ride.

I've been doing some research and this is what I've found out. Cesme is 85 kilometers (1.5 hour drive) from Izmir, and shuttles from the bus station in Izmir go every 15 - 20 minutes for 7 lira. We'll take one of those when arriving early Saturday morning. Cesme for the most part seems to be pretty unknown, but it's an up and coming place. There are various beaches outside Cesme's main center, and our concert venue is just north of the center in a fishing village. The best beaches are just southwest of the center. I'm thinking the best idea would be to do something like this...

Arrive in city center around 10 - 11 AM. Find a cheap ass place to stay (more for bag storage purposes than anything else). Head to the beach just southwest of Cesme (Pirlanta Plaj). Chill out, sit on the beach, until evening, then head back to "hotel", eat lots of bread and water, then head just north of town to Dalyan, the place where the concert is. Party like crazy until early morning, then head to back to said "hotel". Maybe sleep a bit, then go to beach again until maybe 4 or 5, then take a bus back to Izmir. Take a bus from Izmir to Istanbul around 1030 at night. This of course would make us miss the football game on Sunday night but that's okay with me.

Or we could do plan B...

Arrive in Izmir, hitchhike to Cesme. Find the nearest beach with sand. Find the nearest liquor store. Begin drinking. Drink, drink, drink, beach, chicks, drink, drunk, taxi to concert venue in beach clothes, party, party, drink, party, black out, see if we make it to Istanbul.

The mission is our's.

Andrew"