Our Greek journey was brilliant and our need to travel further was great however, we are restricted this year to being out of Turkey for a limited period. Next year we are free to come and go as we wish, exciting !! For this reason we chose to travel from our home in Akbuk near Didim, down around the coast south towards Kaleucagiz. We had only been home for just long enough to wash all clothes and bedlinen and of course restock and clean the boat. It is quite a logistical challenge trying to organise for a four /five week journey. I rely on lists, then I need to find those lists! I do have a great 'notes' app on my personal tablet which makes life somewhat easier. Things you may not even imagine that must be taken from gas bottles to first aid necessities, then how many sets of towels and bedding will depend on how often we want to frequent the expensive laundry services ! As we will be within Turkey for this journey, food is pretty easy we know where to buy what we need, that is of course relient on finding supermarkets. Throughout this journey we also plan to meet up with friends from various places so hopefully have a pretty sociable time. Since we have repacked Kejstral with every concievable item, clothes food bedding and towels, today we only have the last bits to take on board. Having dropped those off we walked back to the harbour leaving our car at home. Once untied from shore we were underway by 10.15 am. The Genoa was out within minutes flying us to our destination as the wind was on our side today with very few gusts and a lovely constant push. The swell was assisting nicely in that same direction, perfect sailing weather. 6.3 knots average speed, normally a 6 hour passage, we achieved it in 4.5 hrs!! As usual, the swell was 1 meter initially then increased gently over journey as we reached the Yalikavak area, each wave grew to 2.5 meters becoming more uncomfortable. Only our Genoa was needed for the whole journey. By 2.45 we arrived in Turgutreis where the swell in this normally sheltered bay, decided to keep us company, rather annoying, as the anchor needed resetting where the swell had pulled us around. Once settled we snoozed then showered before getting Zoe our tender into the water, I am sure she was thrilled to be tossed around again! Kevin called the marina by VHF radio to ask if we could bring our tender inside for going ashore and they were happy to oblige, the marinas are normally very helpful. We had organized to meet some friends Susan and Jennifer at 6.45 that evening following our stroll along the seafront, fascinated by the waves and the tourist boats battling to arrive safely after their day out at sea. Through the powers of social media, I have been in contact with ten or so friends from my ( very hard to remember) school days. We have all changed so much yet seem to be so familiar, our lives have taken totally different paths but have miraculously ended up living in Turkey, them in Turgutreis while we are in Akbuk just 26 miles away, (as the crow flies) amazing! . We had a lovely evening and meal in one of the local restaurants then wandered onto a busy bar for drinks We said our goodbyes then headed back keeping that swell in mind, we didn't want to be too late. Back on boat by 10.15 The swell continued all night giving us a poor nights sleep, however, the music was quiet and little else could be heard which is always helpful. Woke to voices on shore 05.00!
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