The Sun Is shining

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Yes, the sun is shining and it is very hot. Since arriving here I have had a very lazy time, just reading, swimming and generally doing very little. On Monday I arrived in Dalaman and met Steph and Robin and we got a taxi to a marina called Gocer and found the good ship Therapy with Martin and Viv on board. Great to catch up and find out what has been happening with every one. Gocer is a large village that has 5 marinas so there is quite a hustle and bustle about it.We ate in a restaurant that night and found the food good with lots of sauces. The beer was good as well. All the shops were still open at 11pm and heaps of people still on the streets. So, on Tuesday we motored out into the huge bay called Skopia Limani which has hundreds of little bays and coves. Some great sailing for a few hours and then into a small bay called Tersane were we tied up to the shore line. The water is beautiful, clear and warm, but refreshing. Wednesday was much the same as we sailed then pulled into Round Bay. Once again a magic setting. These two nights we ate on board as Viv, Steph and Robin seem to be able to whisk up great meals on board. Thursday night, after a very lazy day, we spent the night in a bay moored up to a restaurant called, wait for it, Kucuk Sarsala Koyu, which served up a great meal. So far we have just explored around this huge bay, as you could spend a week in here looking into every cove and bay. Any way, a few photos and I'll catch up later. Pip/Rod

PS. A couple of photos didn't load on the last blog. I have put them on here.

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Photos

Leaving Norway
Leaving Chris Hege Lilly and Stella is always hard but we seem to survive.

A Salmon{with Chris}
These are very powerful fish on a fly rod and it was great to see it finally come to net.

Starters
Our fist meal.

All settled in.
Steph and Robin, Viv and Martin, and me settle into our meal in Gocer.

The time.
Late at night and everything is still open.

The temperature
Late at night and it is bloody hot.

Sailing
Capt Martin as we are heading out of Gocer.

On the helm
Robin at the helm while Matin looks on.

Beautiful mooring.
Everyone takes to the water after the work of mooring is finished.

Cooling off.
Steph and Martin cool off by just floating around in a magic setting.

A local.
Goats are in a lot of the bays chomping on trees that look as though they are dead.

Eating in.
A meal on board.

Eating in.
Martin Steph and Robin enjoy their meal on board.

Beautiful setting.
This place looked fantastic from the water.

Robin
Just floating around and enjoying himself.