We left Gocek after Paul and Glenys flew out and went off to Ecincik which we remembered as being lovely and quiet with clean, clean water only to find it quite busy and bits and pieces in the water - not sure what they were but it wasn't very inviting. Peter tried to get up on the skis again but failed. Kiki and Cora wake boarded. Marmaris was the next stop and we met Antony and Alison from Cat's Pajamas ( a play on their South African/Dutch surname). an Aus...

Gocek D Marin marina is where we went to meet Peter's brother Paul and his wife Glenys from Australia. Our 12 month contract with Didm D Marin gives us a week free at any of their other marinas which is good. It doesn't include power and water though which is hideously expensive. Peter and I got out of Kiki and Cora's way (cleaning, cleaning) and found a chandlery that had kayaks in their catalogue. We'd been wanting a couple for ages but mostly it's all rentals ...

Our next stop was Kekova just 2 hours around the corner. A very pristine area with a sunken city. we started off in an anchorage with two jetty restaurants. One, Ramazan, was supposedly famous for their kofte meat balls, chips and salad - it did not disappoint. I was surprised we could both still float when we went for an after lunch dip! The jetty was about the most rickety I've seen, including the Caribbean and that's saying something. We next went half an hour...

Once again the pumping out held us up leaving but not so much this time. But after the last minute printer buying we didn't get away till after 3.00 so decided to try Butterfly Bay just an hour and a half away. We had heard that it gets crazy busy with Gulets and pirate ships but when we pulled in we were the only boat there apart from a couple of little power boats. We snorkelled and saw lion fish and turtles in crystal clear water about 7 metres deep. The next ...

There is a large anchoring space just outside of Marmaris Marina where we stayed after a pump out and refuel. As we were heading into the anchorage we saw an Australian flagged boat and pulled up alongside to yell Aussie, Aussie at them and realised it was Craig and Nelli on Lomana! We had first met them in 2019 in Menorca and seen them off and on during lockdowns back home. We invited them for dinner and had a great night catching up. Cora made a delicious Salm...