Leaving Marti Marina, after a week being land-based.
Looking southeast as we beat southwest towards Symi. A big hotel(?) is on a small peninsula not far from Marti Marina.
We hadn't decided where we were would spend the next night, but reached Bozzukale/Loryma in good time. This is the citadel at the entrance.
We tied up at the same restaurant as before. The island of Rhodes is visible through the entrance to the bay.
A family of donkeys walking along the shore.
Full moon at dawn. Visible between mast and boom of neighbouring boat.
A morning view of the citadel at Loryma, with Rhodes behind.
And, looking back, a view of the bay, Bozukkale. We had been moored at the far end, near the red roof. There's a sailing breeze to take us east.
There is even enough breeze for this gulet to sail. Relatively few gulets even have sails.
Ekincik is the one place to stop between Marmaris and the bay that contains Fethiye and Gocek. This lovely spot is just south of the town.
Another day for laundry.
We had been moored near the two boats still there as we left in the morning.
Typical rocky headland for this coast, with lots of caves and gullies.
This Kizil Ada (red island) is near the entrance to Fethiye
Clouds building over the mountains was a common sight. This is looking east to the mountains behind Fethiye.
At the entrance to the almost enclosed bay with Fethiye beyond.
Behind the town are ancient Lycian rock tombs carved into the cliffs. The first of many we will see on this trip.
Also above the modern town is a mediaeval castle.
We chose to anchor off rather than go in to the marina. Quicksilver is the rightmost of the boats visible. This is evening with a southwesterly breeze.
A Roman amphitheater (built on the site of an earlier Greek one) is right downtown.
Bill studies the amphitheatre at Fethiye
This duckpond is in the tourist bazaar area in Fethiye. We had a beer (and Internet access) in the bar overlooking the pond.
Dawn at anchor in Fethiye. What is missing from the picture is the turtle that lumbered by, presumably looking for one of the local beaches to lay her eggs.
The Fethiye rowing club came out in the early morning calm.
A modern mosque near the anchorage in Fethiye.
This hotel has its own little marina, which is also the Sunsail charter base in Fethiye. Quicksilver is out there somewhere. This is early morning, with a very light northeasterly, a common pattern.
We had a great sail south from Fethiye, after cleaning heavy mud off the anchor for what seemed like an hour. The headland we had to round is a peninsula with a narrow isthmus. This view is over the isthmus. The mountain is Baba Dağı, almost 2,000 meters (over 6,000 ft) high.
Round the headland are a few rocky islets we have to manoeuvre through to get to our chosen anchorage. Baba Dağı is behind.
Now we are moored in Karacaöeren and the evening light on Baba Dağı is stunning.
Karacaoeren, looking northeast, towards Gemiler Adasi, St. Nicholas' Island lit up by the evning sun.
The moorings belong to a restaurant and this is taken from its balcony. The boats are rocking in the swell.
Another view of Q and Baba Dağı. We saw many batches of hang-gliders coming down; they launch off the ridge near the summit and land on a beach that would be at the far left of this picture. If I zoom in to the hi-res version of this image, I can see one above the skyline just to left of Q's mast.
Restaurant at Karacaoeren
Gemiler Adasi, aka St. Nicholas' Island. This tiny island has five churches among its Byzantine ruins. Gemiler is a Turkish word for large ships; this would have been an anchorage for them. The precise association with St. Nicholas is unclear but the name is in mediaeval documents; it may simply be that one of the early churches was named for him. He was born in Patara (a day's sail away) and became Bishop of Myra (also not too far away).
Ruins on top of Gemiler Adasi, from south.
