Kerkova Roads
Arwenofbosham
Rob and Jacky Black
Wed 19 May 2010 05:58
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36 11.7N 29 50.8E
Kekova Roads and Ucagiz 16th - 18th
May
We left the marina in Gocek at 0430 and motored in
no wind for several hours. However the wind did fill in and we had
our first raising of the 'cruising chute' for
nearly two years! The adapted snuffer bag worked well and we had no
problems
raising or lowering the sail. Unfortunately our
course took us dead down wind so the sail was stowed and we finished our passage
with the white sails. The coast line was dotted
with islands and indentations - certainly looked very interesting and we plan to
return
here next season to explore more thoroughly. Our
entry through the rocky approach and tiny islands went fine and we were directed
by
Dave on Mashona to a spot on the newly completed
town pontoon along side several other rally boats. The scenery and small
town were
delightful almost a step back in time with old
buildings narrow streets and alleyways leading to steps up a gentle hill where
further small
dwellings and shops could be found. Along the water
front were the usual collection of restaurants/cafes all vying for one's custom.
To the
eastern end on a small hill were ruins of ancient
Teimiussa, and further round the bay at Kale Koy was the remains of a Crusader
Fort with many
even older Sarcophagi dotted around the hill tops -
still standing after some 2000 years. We didn't go on the boat trip to the
sunken city as we plan to
return to this wonderful area next year and go on
our own.
We enjoyed a good meal at the Kekova pension on the
first night and the following evening had a great party in the square with a
live band and local
wine and beer before heading for another meal this
time at Ibrahim's as recommended by some British folk we met earlier in the day.
In fact we had
two couples stop to chat to us while we were on the pontoon - Christine and Michael were
particularly interested in the EMYR and so came on board
for coffee and we were able to give them some information about our experiences so far. We have
promised to keep in touch and pass on any 'tips' once
we complete the trip.We were sad to leave this
wonderful quiet place but our next destination - Finnike was on the
schedule.
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