Sailing round the islands and
mountainous coastline of the Aegean. Helen and Alice lounge on deck.
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Sailing under canvas - Henry, Can and
Alice watch for dolphins from the prow rail.
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Sea rescue - responding to an SOS from
the crippled Refo, we sail out to them and tow them back to port.
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Alice goes overboard |
Come on in the water's lovely.
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Alice dives for shells on the sea
bottom. |
Henry goes snorkelling.
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Lunch on board.
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Selim checks his e-mail under canvas.
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Dinner! Sakin's harpoon provides
another treat for the table and further depletes the aquatic fauna of the region. |
Henry catches a fish - and for those with poor
eyesight, here it is in detail:
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 The Yellow Banana is towed by a speedboat and requires great skill to stay on
at speed. (None of us managed it...) |
The region is rich in ancient sites.
Aphrodisias is a Roman city with a fine city gate still standing.
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The vast elliptical stadium of
Aphrodisias could seat 30,000 people. We sat in row lambda.
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Ephesus is a preserved ancient city
with spectacular streets and restored monuments. But man it was hot.
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We also experienced life in a
traditional Turkish village. Alice and Helen at the window of our Bagdadi
house in Serince - a pretty hillside koy famous for wine. |
While exploring for tortoises in a
ruined house, Henry is invited to ride Mehmet's horse. Mehmet is a fruit farmer who
uses a pack saddle for riding. |
The house in Serince has a traditional
Turkish bathroom, with marble tiling and carved marble benches and basin
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Skiing as well? No, this is the
brilliant white travertine formations of Pamukkale formed from thermal springs.
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Bathing in the geothermal hot spring
pool of the Hotel Thermal in Pamukkale.
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And the minerals in the waters are good
for your skin, although this was more like paddling in someone else's used bathwater. |
And finally, clubbing. Alice
floats in the pool of the Club Muskebi in Bodrum.
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The girls (and Henry) sample the
nightlife at the poolside disco.
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Helen and Henry have a swim and ignore
the topless sunbathers lounging by the poolside. Until he's older.
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