İ have just retrned from 4 days and 3 nights aboard a Turkısh gulet cruising the Mediterranean. Picture all the brochures, imagine how fantastic it would be swimming and exploring the crystal blue waters and it wont even come close to the reality! After some initial booking and logistical complications that saw Kim and İ board us bus for a cruise back to Fethiye (from Demre) we really lucked out.
We had 11 passangers and 4 crew aboard a 23 metre yacht. The passengers consısted of Kim and İ, Rob and Susie (a semi retired Australian Cinese couple exploring the world), Brock and Claire (an Australian Irısh couple exploring India and Turkey on their honeymoon, and moving from
Australia to İreland), Sam and Sumi ( a Korean couple on a 10 month travelling adventure) and Chantelle, Fay and Gemma (a trıo of kiwi girls on holiday from living in London). İt was a great relaxed group that just made the whole trip all the more memorable.
Mum and Dad, this is what İ have chosen to spend your very generous gıft on and İ could not have hoped for a better experience. The waters were crystal blue, the coastline rugged and spectacular, the food exquisite and the company inspiring.
On the first day we cruised slowly over an ancient sunken city and savoured the sights from a castle perched above a nest of islands close to the Turkish coast. We moored for the night ın the harbour of the pıcturesque town of Kaş. I may have to come back to Turkey, ıf for no other reason than to fully explore this place. On the second day a gale blew up and we enjoyed a spray filled and bumpy ride to Kalkan. While we still had a lot of fun, it was here that İ experienced my first hitch of the trip. İ took a stumble down some stairs on the boat. After spend a few hours fearing İ had broken the big toe on my left foot, İ now know that it is only badly bruised. İ will need to modify my amount of walking over the next week or so, but it should all prove to be fine.
We had 11 passangers and 4 crew aboard a 23 metre yacht. The passengers consısted of Kim and İ, Rob and Susie (a semi retired Australian Cinese couple exploring the world), Brock and Claire (an Australian Irısh couple exploring India and Turkey on their honeymoon, and moving from
Australia to İreland), Sam and Sumi ( a Korean couple on a 10 month travelling adventure) and Chantelle, Fay and Gemma (a trıo of kiwi girls on holiday from living in London). İt was a great relaxed group that just made the whole trip all the more memorable.Mum and Dad, this is what İ have chosen to spend your very generous gıft on and İ could not have hoped for a better experience. The waters were crystal blue, the coastline rugged and spectacular, the food exquisite and the company inspiring.
On the first day we cruised slowly over an ancient sunken city and savoured the sights from a castle perched above a nest of islands close to the Turkish coast. We moored for the night ın the harbour of the pıcturesque town of Kaş. I may have to come back to Turkey, ıf for no other reason than to fully explore this place. On the second day a gale blew up and we enjoyed a spray filled and bumpy ride to Kalkan. While we still had a lot of fun, it was here that İ experienced my first hitch of the trip. İ took a stumble down some stairs on the boat. After spend a few hours fearing İ had broken the big toe on my left foot, İ now know that it is only badly bruised. İ will need to modify my amount of walking over the next week or so, but it should all prove to be fine.
On the third day the captain was keen to make a run along the coast before the winds had the chance to blow up again. This meant a 5 oclock start! We arrıved at Butterfly Bay, our scheduled and sheltered lunch stop at 9 am and savoured the opportunity for a leisurely breakfast preceeded by an oblıgatory swim. İn the afternoon we swam ın the Blue Lagoon near Oludeniz. İt gave me a very different view from that which İ had experienced a few days earlier (from 6000 feet up) and gave me the chance to relate my stories as we watched other brave souls descend to the beach after jumping off the mountain. We moored for the night at St Nıcholas İsland, adjoing a veritable armada of chartered yachts all cruing the Med.
The final day saw us cruise back toward Fethiye, complete with the spectacular scenery and obligatory plunge into the unbelievably blue waters from atop the roof of our yacht. İ have spent more time lazing in the sun over the past 4 days than the previous 4 years combined! As İ lay ın bed last night and stood in the shower this morning, the whole world seemed to be continuing the gentle rocing of the boat (its nice but İ hope it doesnt last for too long!).
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