New moon gathers the moths
Serafina
Rob & Sarah Bell
Mon 8 Jun 2009 06:32
Sunday 7th June.
Slow start, clear blue skies and no wind.
Topped up with supplies as we are going to be away from civilisation for the
best part of three days and left Cesme late morning just as a bit of a
breeze got up.
Were soon sailing although not particularly quickly, heading south for
Nergis Koyn Bay. Gradually the wind died away and eventually we had to give
in and motor the final few miles to the bay.
As we rounded the corner to enter into the very protected cove we found it
almost full of yachts and motor boats but we reasoned that being Sunday
afternoon most of them would soon be upping anchor and returning to Alacati
Marina for the end of their day or weekend out. We anchored nearby and all
went for a lovely swim in the turquoise blue water. Shortly afterwards the
wind got up quickly from the North and this was the signal for almost all of
the yachts to make their way home as we had surmised (I have been told not
to make the link between their sudden rush to leave and Dione's loud shriek
as she hit the water when diving into the bay to find that it was markedly
colder than the pool at her gym back home). Sadly the ideal spot that we had
identified as being the place to stay for the night had two yachts anchored
in, neither of which showed any sign of leaving and indeed both showed all
the hallmarks of being long term cruisers like ourselves so we lifted our
anchor and headed into the northern bay nearby which turned out to be a
great move and we had the most wonderful spot all to ourselves (and an
industrious Turkish fishing boat) for the night.
Sat and ate supper watching the full moon rise over the hills next to us
which was the cue for a frenzy of largely futile photography! We were also
joined by an extraordinary number of quite colourful moths which was a whole
lot better than mosquitos!