Friday 7^th May

Marmaris Bay Cruiser net on the VHF Radio broadcast the current standings in the elections in the UK which did not sound very conclusive or positive, but doubtless all will become clearer soon.

Lovely still morning as we made a few changes to the rigging in preparation to sailing for the first time this season. The wind began to fill in quite early and so at 10am we weighed anchor and were soon nipping along under full sail in 12 knots of breeze. Tacked our way out of Marmaris bay and set a course for Ekincik Koyu (or Ee Bye Eck bay, spoken in a Yorkshire accent) which was a journey of just 20 miles to the east. Wonderful sail in a light breeze allowed us to give Serafina a good shake down and let Trevor and Lesley get to grips with all the systems and deck layout. The wind dropped around lunch time and so we had to reluctantly put on the engine at which point we caught our first fish, a Bullet Tuna, certainly big enough to feed all four of us tomorrow. Lesley is something of a keen fisherman as well so she excelled herself by having our catch gutted and into the fridge within minutes.

Arrived at our destination just before 3.00pm and dropped anchor in a delightful bay with good protection, clear blue water and a beautiful sandy beach. Lesley went for a slightly reluctant swim to check that our anchor was dug well in whilst Sarah and I put the very practical Trevor to work on our ‘jobs to do’ list.

Blissfully quiet evening with just the call of an owl breaking the silence.