Wednesday 26

Luna Begonvil Yacht Club - Orhaniye, Keçi Bükü

We spent one night in Datça which was quite enough.  Whereas it had been lovely and peaceful when we arrived by the evening it was completely full of boats and the nearby bars were competing with each other to play the loudest and cheesiest music.  It did stop at midnight which was a relief.

Kuruca Bükü

We moved on down the coast to Kuruca Bükü, a bay recommended by our neighbours in Symi, and it was very peaceful. Even though a number of boats came in it was large enough for no one to be too close to us and the Captain even managed a swim off the back of the boat.  I was slightly put off earlier when we spotted an enormous turtle come up for air and then disappear again and then again a couple of times.

Today we moved further up the gulf which separates the Datca and Bozburun peninsulas and we are now tied up on a pontoon which belongs to a restaurant (see above) with electricity, water and wifi all for nothing.  We just have to eat there tonight.  Perfect. Weather is fantastic, if a little hot at 30+ degrees, but we are coping. Later: except that it wasn't perfect and the bill did include a fee for the boat - although nominal.

Luna  Begonvil Yacht Club

Thursday 27

Selimiye

We headed for Selimiye which took just less than 2 hours.  There was a great extended pontoon with electricity and water which was the 'town quay'.  Quite a pretty place but the shopping was poor and it was unbelievably hot - now 32 degrees and no respite.  We did, however, find a much better restaurant for dinnner.

This is the plan at the moment -  we are underway and looking for wifi, hopefully from the dongle as we head round the end of the Bozburun peninsula which is very close to Symi and therefore we should get Cosmote again.  We are plannning to reach Ciftlik which is on the way to Marmaris.  We are planning to spend a couple of nights here in the town (and not in the marina which is our final destination) and then go further down the coast to Goçek and Fethiye before heading back again by the end of next week.