Our day was filled with organising things so that we could depart later in the day for our planned trip west to pick up our friends from Rhodes in a fortnight. Although Rhodes is not a great distance from Gocek, we wanted to spend some more time in some of …

  While preparing for our departure we discovered we had some fellow Australian sailors moored overnight on our starboard side. Bob and Rosemary from Western Australia spend around six months in the Mediterranean every year, which is similar to what we are doing. We promptly invited them aboard for one …

This was our second visit to Marmaris and on this occasion we were extremely lucky to get a berth in the old port. We were given a great position almost at the end of the pier, by the entance to the port and beside the new lighthouse. It was wonderful …

A wander through the Marmaris Old Bazaar gave us the opportunity to do a little window shopping which resulted in getting new glasses and sunglasses that we both needed. This meant that we would have a few extra days in the port which was good as there was a few …

When we got up in the morning we noticed an enormous amount of dried salt all over the starboard side of the boat including the windows. We first thought it came from one of the bigger gulets leaving the port too fast and throwing a lot of spray. During the …

A chance meeting with a delightful cruising couple from Melbourne, David and Trish resulted in sharing a wonderful evening discussing our adventures. Having all been in the Mediterranean since late April, a change in food tastes is always welcome. When my comment for craving for some spicy Indian food was …

We took the opportunity today to go for a long bike ride out along the west foreshore from the old Marmaris port. The promenade we rode on was very well constructed and wide enough to cater for bikes, scooters and pedestrians. It follows the foreshore for several kilometres past many …

Finally after spending 5 days in Marmaris we made a move closer to our destination of Bozburun where we plan to do customs and check out of Turkey in a few days time. While in Marmaris we were pleased to have had new glasses made for us both, get some …