I just arrived home today from a weekend in Selcuk, Turkey (where Ephesus is) where I attended the Selcuk Camel Wrestling Championships with 6 friends. On Saturday there was a parade for the beauty contest. The rest of the day was pretty relaxing as three guys went to Ephesus and the other four of us hung out in a park and played Backgammon while we waited for them. Sunday was the day of the actual wrestling event. We took a minibus from Selcuk to the "stadium". I was about six kilometers away, very close to the beach. The atmosphere at the event was incredible. I would guess that there were about 5,000 people there, and mostly locals. Everyone had their grills set up and full meals prepared. I never knew Turkish people were such great tailgaters. We spent the day at the event before heading back into town in the late afternoon. You'll notice in the pictures that the camels all have white foam coming out of their mouths. This is something that never stops, but we couldn't figure out why it happens. Here is a website with some pretty good information on camel wrestling:
http://www.bigloveturkey.com/culture/tr-sports-camel-wrestling.asp
Our time in Selcuk was awesome and if anyone is ever visiting Turkey in January you have to go!
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