I’m not going to say too much about the Mediterranean leg of our trip because it was so much fun that I don't want to make anybody vomit with envy (gloat, gloat). Also this part of the trip was not overly culturally or historically interesting (which raises the awkward question ‘is that what made it so much fun?’. Hmmm.) Neither of us had visited the Mediterranean before and it completely captivated us – it is the most stunning body of water that I have ever seen or touched, being the bluest bluest blue, crystal clear and lukewarm with lots of tasty fish swimming about.
We started with Fethiye, a beautiful mini-Bodrum with a light sprinkling of ruins, a gorgeous gorge and a heavy sprinkling of dirty postcards that mostly featured copulating animals.
We loved the boat trip in Bodrum so much we had to do another...
We accidentally discovered this beautiful place when we jumped on what we thought was a local bus to the famous Saklikent Gorge, and ended up on a 3 hour forced tour of the local area... we had a bit of a grumpy Dan on the day, but it wasn't so bad in hindsight.
When we finally made it to the gorge, the first obstacle was a freezing cold river crossing. Making it halfway across, I turned to find Soph had gone back to look for an easier way across... after much waving and gesturing she eventually realised and with some help made it back to me, my legs having just gone numb. She then celebrated her victorious crossing by signing the wall in mud, as is the custom in the gorge.
From Fethiye we took a blissful four day cruise heading east along Turkey’s southern coast. Our key responsibilities were swimming, eating freshly caught fish, swimming, playing backgammon, swimming, sleeping under the stars, swimming and visiting picturesque villages that are accessible only by sea due to the mountainous terrain behind.
Soph missed one responsibiliy... jumping off rocks, the hardest part being the climb up on the jagged slope.
Jumping montage!
Business as usual on the boat.
We stopped into a few ports, this little hidden beach was so picturesque... the swimming experience somewhat diminished by the patches of icy water coming out of springs under the rocks.
And who should we meet but two lovely resource consent planners from Gisborne - I was overjoyed!
We finished up with a few nights in a tree hut in the tiny coastal village of Olympus, which is currently at the top of my list of ‘Places where I would want to live if I had been born in the times before modern technology’ due to its incredibly luxurious natural environment. There are eternal flames to save on stick rubbing, fruit trees galore to save on farming and a beautiful warm Mediterranean beach to save on cold bathing... perfection!
Our cute treehouse, I was imagining the treehouse I had in my apple tree as a kid but it was still pretty novel.
The eternal flames, created by methane gas seeping from fissures in the rocks.
We started with Fethiye, a beautiful mini-Bodrum with a light sprinkling of ruins, a gorgeous gorge and a heavy sprinkling of dirty postcards that mostly featured copulating animals.
We loved the boat trip in Bodrum so much we had to do another...
We accidentally discovered this beautiful place when we jumped on what we thought was a local bus to the famous Saklikent Gorge, and ended up on a 3 hour forced tour of the local area... we had a bit of a grumpy Dan on the day, but it wasn't so bad in hindsight.
When we finally made it to the gorge, the first obstacle was a freezing cold river crossing. Making it halfway across, I turned to find Soph had gone back to look for an easier way across... after much waving and gesturing she eventually realised and with some help made it back to me, my legs having just gone numb. She then celebrated her victorious crossing by signing the wall in mud, as is the custom in the gorge.
From Fethiye we took a blissful four day cruise heading east along Turkey’s southern coast. Our key responsibilities were swimming, eating freshly caught fish, swimming, playing backgammon, swimming, sleeping under the stars, swimming and visiting picturesque villages that are accessible only by sea due to the mountainous terrain behind.
Soph missed one responsibiliy... jumping off rocks, the hardest part being the climb up on the jagged slope.
Jumping montage!
Business as usual on the boat.
We stopped into a few ports, this little hidden beach was so picturesque... the swimming experience somewhat diminished by the patches of icy water coming out of springs under the rocks.
And who should we meet but two lovely resource consent planners from Gisborne - I was overjoyed!
We finished up with a few nights in a tree hut in the tiny coastal village of Olympus, which is currently at the top of my list of ‘Places where I would want to live if I had been born in the times before modern technology’ due to its incredibly luxurious natural environment. There are eternal flames to save on stick rubbing, fruit trees galore to save on farming and a beautiful warm Mediterranean beach to save on cold bathing... perfection!
Our cute treehouse, I was imagining the treehouse I had in my apple tree as a kid but it was still pretty novel.
The eternal flames, created by methane gas seeping from fissures in the rocks.
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