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Getting ready for an other season

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Home again.

Home after a very interesting cruise in the Aegean and Mediterranean sea.We were on the boat from  the beginning of May till the end of June.From Didim Turkey in the Aegean we cruised south west to Antalya Turkey in the Mediterranean  and bac…

"Pamukkale" our final destination

You can spot Pamukkale for miles because of the white, snow like covered mountain. Pamukkale in Turkish means “cotton fortress” and that is just what it looks like from a distance.Thermal water, containing carbonate minerals, comes to the surface on to…

More on our "Pamukkale" trip

We mentioned before how many tomatoes were grown in green houses.This trip we realized that in the Manderes valley field grown tomatoes were also plentyful.   And the tomato harvest was in full swing.      Not only tomatoe…

Our trip to "Pammukale"

About 300 km inland is a sight that we kept hearing about. So we decided to go check it out.  On the way there we went through all the back roads and this is where you see the real Turkey.the rout pretty much follows the “Menderes” river. The orig…

The temple of Apollo

The remains of the temple of Apollo.We just found out this week that this site is right in Didim our home base while in Turkey.                    &nbsp…

Back to Didim

 June 21 we cruised from Turgetreis to Didim.A very easy run under normal circumstances but we were aware that later in June the “maltemi” would start.The meltemi is a wind that blows from the NW to WNW.We encountered much larger waves coming acro…

Flower mill

 Ahmet  (the carpet man) on the right, toured us through this flower mill next to his shop.They grind wheat into flower for human consumption.Here is a local  farmer and his family who just had a couple of bags of wheat ground to flower….

the interior

 The last day of the Nelson’s visit was spent touring the interior by car.In Kariova we came across a carpet store. The owner was a third generation descendent from Ataturk.The Nelson’s bought this rug.On the wall behind them are five generations …

Dalisa yasak saha

In this anchorage a herd of goats greeted us. They seemed to be wild and came to the waters edge to drink. What surprised us is that they were actually drinking salt water.  The goats were not the only greeters.Some anchorages we would be visited…