Into Turgutreis for some fresh food shopping then on board packed up ready to go.We left 09.45 am. Wind of 17 knots on the broad reach (back quarter) helping us achieve 6.5 - 7 knots all the way. 23 N.ms only took 3 hours 20 mins!!! What a fabulous sail in such a pretty area, leaving the Bodrum peninsula heading towards the Datca coastline while passing the Greek Island of Kos. Tankers trundle past in their shipping lane, laden with goods, fuel or just returning empty to where ever they came from. Ferries zip past attempting to keep to their schedule en route to the nearest Greek Islands, we dodge the wake they leave behind, turning into the monster wave to limit its impact on our little boat, not easy when in full sail. When you alter course when the sails are out, the sails complain by flapping angrily, this in turn slows the boat as wind is no longer filling them. Yachts appear from all directions taking advantage of the perfect sailing conditions, travelling to a variety of new exciting places. A big swell travelled with us most of the way, and couple of dolphins popped up to say hello before dipping back down beneath the waves. Knidos south east bay, is pretty sheltered from swell on the tip of the Datca coastline. 24 knot gusts of wind are due to continue overnight so it may be a little lively in there! We anchored in a sandy bottomed area opposite a pontoon where around six boats, yacht's and small cruisers were tied up. The bay is really pretty with evidence of ruins everywhere we look, walls have crumbled but can be easily recognised, small buildings possibly once the homes of inhabitants of the once Greek town. There is a smaller bay on the northern side of Knidos, directly opposite this one which gives the impression that the land on the west of this bay was once an island or perhaps only connected by a causeway. To see the ruins spread over such a large area means this must have been a pretty large town at one time. An amphitheatre stands proudly on the east of our current bay with an archeological site fenced off nearby. That must be explored in the morning!The afternoon was pretty hot so swimming and siesta time. Kevin tried a bit of fishing with no luck. In the evening we took Zoe our tender, across to the pontoon for a beer 15tl ( £4) each in the bar the only bar, hmmm not impressed !! A walk along the beach revealed a tantalising array of ruins and walls all linked to this archeological site, looking forward to seeing lots more tomorrow.
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