08/06/22

We motored around to the marina first thing in the morning and were helped into the berth by the marina staff. Full service marina. Very plush facilities but the showers were cold and despite having 3 washing machines, you were only allowed to use the one, so I did the washing by hand. 

We tried to get bus information to go to Antalya tomorrow, but the marina manager said it would be quite a trek with a 3km walk to the bus station in Kemer, then the express bus to Antalya that will drop you off outside the city because the buses that operate outside the city are not allowed in. Then you have find a local bus to take you into the city, the manager said even he would have trouble negotiating the public transport in Antalya and didn’t recommend it. We could have sailed to Antalya and stayed in the marina but we decided not to. So reluctantly we decided to give Antalya a miss. 

Instead we did some jobs on the boat that included obtaining a new poo tank gauge so we can monitor the tank situation without having to remove the hatch and look in:) The AIS however, is definitely terminal. 

After all this, it was time for a swim, but only after another thunderstorm had gone over. 

One reason for not going to Antalya is that we have decided to turn around here and start to head back to Bodrum and Didim and re-enter Greece, at the end of July, via Samos. The summer Meltemi is due to set in mid June and the strongest winds usually come in July, August and September so we need to be heading into it now and take our time. Therefore, we will leave Kemer tomorrow and start our journey back up the coast.