I’m still in Turkey, where I’ve just finished a 4 day blue cruise with Olympos Yachting. We went from Olympos to Fethiye on a yacht over 100ft long. It was the largest of their boats, capable of sleeping 36. We only had 20 plus crew on board though, so there was plenty of space. Nice yacht too, plenty of space to just lounge about, either in the sun or the shade.
Plenty of options to swim each day in the Mediterranean which, although lacking sandy beaches, has quite remarkable water. It is very clear, and you can see the bottom and well over 20ft. It is quite a striking blue-green though, almost like a picture-postcard of the sea. Normally these cruises are a bit of a big party on the water, but due to the direction I’m going, and the time of year, it didn’t quite work out like that. The rest of the passengers were all Australian, travelling on an organised tour – with an average age of about 60. Not what I expected, and the young Aussie on the crew was a bit suprised too. Oh well, still fun, even if we were sipping Milo at 9:30 before turning in for another early night.
I’m staying in Selcuk tonight, before going to Cannakale tomorrow. From there I will visit Gallipoli, before pushing on to Istanbul. Current thinking is that I will go from there to Athens, then to Crete, along with another Greek Island, before finally heading back to London to pick up some work.
Got to go now, off to investigate the bars and restaurants of Kusadasi, a tourist trap town near Selcuk. Pretty touristy, but there could be a bit more nightlife happening than Selcuk. Last night was quiet there – I was sitting in a bar, watching Pero Cameron, Paul Henare and Tab Baldwin winning a playoff match in the Turkish Basketball League. Odd.