Kas to Kekova Roads
Gaviota
Thu 6 May 2010 18:38
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Thursday 6th May
Spent 2 more nights in Kas and explored the area on
bikes. Cycled out of the town and managed to do a circular ride (after
several wrong turns!) which included an extremely rocky (advanced!) section of
the Lycian Way (this - for the most part - we have discovered is pretty
unsuitable for anyone other than walkers and is pretty badly signed at the
moment) So after a very bumpy ride we found our way back to a lovely little bay
with hammocks and hippies and 2 large white ducks playing in the sea (pretty
idyllic after a hot cycle). Left the safety of the North anchorage and
sailed in very bumpy conditions around the headland and spent one night in a bay
there to make the journey down to Kekova shorter. Good sail down to Kekova
Roads and lovely anchorage in a bay within a bay. Took the dinghy
and climbed up to the castle at Kale Koy with its impressive rock tombs
scattered about the hills and lovely fishing village. The next day we got
the bikes ashore and cycled round the bay to Ucagiz Limani where we negotiated
with a fisherman called Usuf to take us over to the sunken City and see the
incredible remains of the ancient city which was wiped out by a devastating
earthquake 2,000 years before. A slightly eerie place but well worth
seeing. Cycled another section of the Lycian Way which became so rocky we
left bikes and continued on foot to a beautiful secluded bay which would have
been perfect other than the German tripper boat which had arrived before
us! Unfortunately we had hidden the bikes so well that it took us 2 hours
to find them! Next day sailed round Kekova Adasi and anchored in a lovely
bay called Karaloz a beautiful peaceful spot. Sailed early this morning,
little wind so long sail back to Kalkan and back to Fethiye
tomorrow.
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