Selimiye - 6th September
Last night on the town quay at Selimiye we had two unwelcome intruders. The first dropped down through the workshop hatch and when challenged by Leighton, shot through the cabin to escape to the nextdoor boat. It was one of the town cats and it gave us a bit of a fright. Later we heard footsteps on the deck and shooed away a second cat, a different one this time. I think we'll be anchoring tonight.
A first for us - we took the dolmus (the local minibus) from Orhaniye to Marmaris to get set up with internet access and a Turkey sim card. It was a tight squeeze for the 25km journey. The 12 seater vehicle carried 23 adults, one baby, one puppy and a 30kg Bruce anchor. The springs complained most of the way and we ground up the hills in first gear, but somehow we got there.
The pilot is right to describe Orhaniye as a gem. It's a bullet proof anchorage with excellent holding, and we stayed there several nights. One day we tied up to Ersoy's ramshackle pontoon for the night as recommended by Suzie & Robin of True Blue. When we mentioned their name to Mustafa, we were instantly one of the family and he ceremoniously gave us a handful of figs fresh from the garden. We enjoyed a fish supper on the terrace, a free berth with electricity, drinking water and showers thrown in. You can't beat it.
There's someone in Wilmington Delaware who owns a lot of boats. We've noticed several pleasure boats are flying the stars and stripes and give their port of registry as Wilmington.
What's going on? The boats are obviously local and owned by Turks. Is it a tax dodge? How do they qualify to fly the US flag? Has someone in Wilmington got a scam going? Answers on a postcard please.
Last night on the town quay at Selimiye we had two unwelcome intruders. The first dropped down through the workshop hatch and when challenged by Leighton, shot through the cabin to escape to the nextdoor boat. It was one of the town cats and it gave us a bit of a fright. Later we heard footsteps on the deck and shooed away a second cat, a different one this time. I think we'll be anchoring tonight.
A first for us - we took the dolmus (the local minibus) from Orhaniye to Marmaris to get set up with internet access and a Turkey sim card. It was a tight squeeze for the 25km journey. The 12 seater vehicle carried 23 adults, one baby, one puppy and a 30kg Bruce anchor. The springs complained most of the way and we ground up the hills in first gear, but somehow we got there.
The pilot is right to describe Orhaniye as a gem. It's a bullet proof anchorage with excellent holding, and we stayed there several nights. One day we tied up to Ersoy's ramshackle pontoon for the night as recommended by Suzie & Robin of True Blue. When we mentioned their name to Mustafa, we were instantly one of the family and he ceremoniously gave us a handful of figs fresh from the garden. We enjoyed a fish supper on the terrace, a free berth with electricity, drinking water and showers thrown in. You can't beat it.
There's someone in Wilmington Delaware who owns a lot of boats. We've noticed several pleasure boats are flying the stars and stripes and give their port of registry as Wilmington.
What's going on? The boats are obviously local and owned by Turks. Is it a tax dodge? How do they qualify to fly the US flag? Has someone in Wilmington got a scam going? Answers on a postcard please.
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