Ekincik
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Steve & Chris
Sun 28 Sep 2008 15:20
36:49.409N
28:33.943E
Having spent a few
days in the marina, checking out the facilities etc., we set off once
again. The Med Section of the Cruising Association, of which we are
members, are holding a dinner in Gocek on Monday evening to celebrate the end of
their summer cruise and the 100th anniversary of the CA. Having made it to
Turkey in time for this, we decided to go.
We were joined on
the trip by Brian and Margaret Atherton from Freya of Lerwick - fellow CA
members whom we had met across the pontoon in the marina. They were
leaving their boat in Netsel Marina in Marmaris and flying home on Tuesday, so
it was a nice opportunity for us to have some company on the boat and for them
to do some sailing on a (relatively) bigger boat.
We decided to break
the 50-mile trip to Gocek into two legs (well we are in wind-down mode now!) and
stopped in Ecincik for the night. There was a choice of anchoring in the
bay or mooring up to the restaurant's pontoon, so we took the lazy option and
booked a table for four for eight!
The restaurant was
interesting in that it had no menu as such - an assortment of starters were
brought to the table on a tray, and we were told the choice of main dishes by a
waiter who parked his trolley loaded with dead fish alongside the table.
Strangely, none of us wanted fish, choosing to go instead for meat dishes, but
with no idea how much each would cost because prices didn't seem to be part
of the waiter's repertoire!
To be fair, the food
was okay once it eventually came, and the prices were not unreasonable, but we
all agreed that we would not rush back.