We are heading south from Marmaris. The landscape is getting greener and the temperature is hotter, today 38 degrees. Dalyan is a bustling resort taking its name from the Dalyan river meaning 'fishing weir'. Fishing in this river is a large industry with sophisticated fish trapping, which is well controlled and regulated. The attraction for this place though is the river trip to view the 'Lycian tombs'. We are met by a good friend of Melis', Taci ( Taj ), in h...

MB is off to scuba dive and after the last two organizational disasters has his fingers crossed. He books in to do two dives but is surprised when they tell him he will be gone all day. Meanwhile Marcus and Nora arrive. During the day Nora, Janet and the boys visit the town Bazaar. The girls head to the beauty parlor after lunch, the boys souvenir shop and Marcus just enjoys being on Black Pearl. Marmaris was destroyed completely in 1957 by a massive earthquake...

We arrived back from Symi in the tender to find BP in a superb anchorage near Bozburun. The landscape has changed with lots of pine trees high mountains and valley's. There are lots of yachts anchored in the area but we are on our own. We visit the town which again has lots of waterfront bars, cafes and some small craft shops. We buy a local hand made tapestry cloth for a very good price. Everyone in Turkey seems to know someone in Australia so they are very fr...

The Greek Island of Symi is only five nautical miles from Turkey, but we get dropped off from BP in the tender, only a couple of hundred meters from the shore. This is a small island only a couple of kilometers long, it is quiet mountainous rugged and dry. The main waterfront town is Gialos it is very attractive with a colourful neoclassical Harbour punctuated by a basilica and clock towers. It was once a great ship building island and renowned for sponge diving...

Should I explain that we are really in Palamut but it won't show up on the google map, it's west of Datca. We arrived back in Bodrum the night before and stayed at a small but smart waterfront hotel 'Marina Vista'. MB and Ford went to St. Peters castle to see the underwater museum. We had dinner at the restaurant 'Aquarium', a great fish dinner but too many people smoking outside which for us spoilt a nice spot. Wednesday, today we board Black Pearl and leave e...