This part of the coast is so attractive. Wooded mountains to the sea, lots of islands and bays. MB Marcus and Nora had come here in the early 80's. A lot had changed as many holiday homes have been built. We anchor in bay 'Bayindin Limani', adjacent to Kas, it's a stunning bay with lots of day boats coming and going. We take the tender and travel 1.5 kms to the Greek island Kastellorizo. This is a beautiful small harbour with multi coloured houses around the ...

We chose Fethiye as a friend of the skipper was refueling so a chance to catch up for a chat and a few beers. What a wonderful bay in which this is set, lots of islands and good anchorages. Fethiye like a lot of this coast, was mostly destroyed by earthquake in 1958.The old part of the town was mainly spared. The hills behind it have numerous large Lycian tombs. The town is attractive as the new building is all low rise. We went to visit the fish market and ar...

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...