Hot and sticky
Serafina
Rob & Sarah Bell
Fri 7 Aug 2009 07:12
Busy but dull day spent getting a whole host of jobs done. These included
giving the engine a full service, filters oil and impellor etc. all in the
40 degree heat we have here today.
Sarah took over the marina laundry machines and washed Serafina down very
thoroughly outside amongst a host of other activities, none of which are
much fun in this heat. She also went for a bike ride into town, or more
especially along the front to the Tourist Information Office to get details
for our trip to Ephesus tomorrow. She also managed to 'find' the posh shops
close to the cruise ship terminal!
Finally in the cool of the evening, we treated ourselves to a meal out at
one of the restaurants were had looked at the previous evening. Sarah's
choice turned out to be fantastic.
Marinadeniz Restaurant, which is inside the Setur marina complex, but well
away from the other bars etc. was superb. Primarily it is a fish restaurant,
but they have a wide range of starter dishes (not all fish based at all!)
and the ones we selected were all delicious. The calamari in particular were
outstanding. For main dishes, you choose which fish you want from a very
large display and at all times you are informed what any choice will cost
you. They also do meat dishes and the meatballs that I had were really good.
Sarah had a fish that she maintains was the best she has tasted for a very
long time. The service was excellent and you might just be getting the idea
that we wholly recommend this place. (0090 544 864 2445)
If there is one drawback to the marina, it might be the music from various
bars that at this time of year certainly goes on until 4.00 am.
Kusadasi itself is just a big tourist resort these days and a very handy
point for cruise ships to land passengers who want to visit Ephesus. The
whole of this bit of coast is fairly featureless and is just miles of
concrete, beaches and holiday resorts of various sorts. Just a few miles
away is the island of Samos, but that is Greece.