We made the most of a run of five days of fine weather anchored in Gokkaya Limani just beyond Kekova. It's a beautiful spot, and home to a several loggerhead turtles that would surface from time to time for us to watch. Leighton is distinctly wary of turtles from his time as a diver in a marine park when he was a student. As the seawater had a layer of icy cold spring water on the top, it was no great hardship to leave the swimming to the turtles.
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| Idyllic Gokkaya Limani |
We were anchored close to Petronella, a 39' Joshua steel ketch, owned by John and Jill from Cumbria, whom we'd first met in Ucagiz. We spent every evening with them over a drink or two swapping sailing stories and using up our remaining locker stores. We enjoyed being with them and found we had a lot in common, so we were sorry to discover they're overwintering in Kas.
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| We met these goats along a stretch of the Lycian Way from Gokkaya Limani |
We decided to spend our last night before tying up for the winter in Karaloz. It's a tiny fiord-like inlet on the east side of Kekova island. When we arrived there was only one other boat there, but by the end of the day four charter boats squeezed themselves in as well. One boatload of Swedes, three boatloads of Germans. One with small children onboard; another with a crewmember who fancied himself on the guitar. Peace shattered.
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| Morning calm in Karaloz |
According to the pilot, the passage between Kekova and Finike is often windless. Determined not to motor our last day if we could help it, we'd waited until there was wind forecast. We got it. Plenty of wind and a steep swell gave us a fast and rolling downwind ride to Finike. Leighton hand steered all the way as it was too tough for Cathy.
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| Surfing downwind to Finike |
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| Approaching the marina at Finike |
"You're just in time for the BBQ", announced our neighbours as the marinero was expertly tying Makarma to the pontoon in the marina. And so our feet had hardly touched the ground before we were getting to know the liveaboard community here over a few beers. What a welcome!
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