Gaviota
Wed 21 Apr 2010 20:46
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Wednesday 21st April 2010
Headed into the bay at Fethiye on Monday morning
and went ashore to explore. Fethiye town is mainly new as the old town was
virtually destroyed by earthquakes but the area nearest to where we moored is
full of shops, bars and restaurants with a wonderful fish market where you can
chose fish and have it cooked at one of the many restaurants in the square,
there is also a large separate vegetable market. Looked at various options
of trips to local sites and decided to hire car for next day. Picked up
car Tuesday morning and drove up to Tlos - the home of the legendary hero
Bellerophontes and his magical horse Pegasus. We were the only people at
the site and saw the amazing Lycian rock tombs and Roman
amphitheatre. From there we drove to Saklikent Gorge and due to the
height of the water stripped and put on plastic shoes to be led up the Gorge by
a canyon guide which was a bit hairy as the water was cold, deep and very fast
flowing and the plastic shoes filled with grit and became very painful to walk
in! The Gorge itself is amazing and well worth seeing. After a visit
to Xanthos and more amazing Lycian tombs and ruins we headed over the mountain
route back which was not the best idea as the road soon turned into a stoney
track which wound up over 3,000 ft mountains (single track with a sheer drop to
the sea!! Syd threw a wobbler and threatenened to get out and walk!) and a
fuel warning light which ominously glowed for the whole journey. After
freewheeling down to Olu Deniz managed to get fuel in Ovacik but definitely on
borrowed time! Wednesday spent around Fethiye and planning to leave
Thursday.
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