Dom's visit to Turkey's Gulf of Gokova

After an early flight to Bodrum I realised I'd forgotten to set up roaming data for my phone. Not a huge problem as I had remembered that Vagrant would be waiting just east of the castle and half way there from the bus station, Phil called to me from across the street :). Very soon after we set off away from the busy city eastwards to Barbaros Bay.

And a very nice relaxing start to my week away with Phil and Sara.

I had brought along a few different 3D printed parts that Phil had designed and we tried them out over the course of the week. (2 cockpit drain key-catchers, a retaining clip for holding the stove splashback, a bilge alarm switch blocker and a custom extractor fan casing). After a little fettling they all passed their test runs, excellent!

The next day we sailed east up the Gulf of Gokova and called in at Oren where we had a nice evening at a fish restaurant.

We went for a little walk to view some ruins and it was hot! (+40 degrees)

After a Turkish breakfast back at the beach we decided to head to the south to find some cooler air. The sailing was good if a bit rolly! I think the place we stopped at was called Sakli Kotu, a nice little river mouth in the wilds.

I'd brought along a board game called Cyclades with the theme of ancient Greek Gods and mythological creatures, played on a map of the Greek islands. It was quite good and improved once we'd mastered all the rules. I don't think P&S hated it ...I'm not sure they've played it since though :)

The next day we sailed to Sogut. At some point Phil installed some nice 12v magnetic socket/ports in the aft cabins and magnetic connectors on the fans so they can be easily positioned and also a double rope clutch was successfully replaced.

Then it was the weekend already and we visited Cleopatra's beach island with an ancient amphitheatre.

Phil and Sara at a ruined church with Vagrant in the background.

Then we began heading back west and stopped off somewhere at Ali'bar for a rustic bbq.

On Sunday we sailed west to Coekertme where I was taken out for a nice meal at Captain Ibrahim's with plenty of raki. A nice swim to the beach with Sara the next day cleared my head.

Sara made some great salads for lunch during my visit (thanks xx) and a nice potato salad on my last night accompanied by Phil's very nice homemade pizza! We stayed up far too late playing Cyclades...