We decided to hire a gulet for the day. A Gulet is a typical wooden Turkish cruising yacht. It has a large, rounded stern area which is well-suited for comfortable eating and lounging. Our skipper “Yas”had messaged us the night before to confirm that there were no issues with the weather, so on Sunday morning we arrived at Kalkan harbour and were welcomed aboard the “Whisper”by Yas and his crew. It’s a very attractive looking boat, that we had all to ourselves. The plan for the day, was a very leisurely one, which was perfect! We left the harbour and headed for our first stop, a lovely swim spot and a place to jump off some rocks into the water, from there we anchored up in a delightful little bay, before heading further up the coast where our captain prepared us an absolutely delicious lunch. As it turned out Yas was a secret chef himself and a very good one! After a long lunch and some entertaining conversation we made our way to another small sheltered cove, which as the wind had picked up considerably was a great place to settle and tuck into a large plate of fruit. After a thoroughly enjoyable day had by all, we disembarked at around 16:30pm. With the boys flying home the following day, we decided to head into town for a last supper at the Doy Doy…..A great end to a great day. The boys got away safely the following day and Rach and I returned back to our early morning walking and swimming routine and playing tennis. We’ve also made it out into town a couple of nights this week, which is always good fun.
Dream Chasers 