Floating above Cappadocia and its Fairy Chimneys
So Day 2 of our trip saw us rise at 3:30am for the highlight, hot air ballooning at dawn! Thankfully our bus arrived this time as expected, we were the first and so spent...
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." — William Arthur Ward, Writer
by Chantal & David · Published August 25, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
So Day 2 of our trip saw us rise at 3:30am for the highlight, hot air ballooning at dawn! Thankfully our bus arrived this time as expected, we were the first and so spent...
by Chantal & David · Published August 22, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
Having arrived safely in Marmaris on the 9th August, all that needed to be done before departing for our inland adventure was the inevitable cleaning of the boat and a test sail with the...
2019 / Turkey - The Lycian Coast
by Chantal & David · Published August 11, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
On the 2nd August we sailed from Kas to Kalkan to meet Danie and her newish chappie Mark who were joining us on board Seaclusion for 5 days. They arrived mid afternoon which gave...
2019 / Turkey - The Pamphylian Region
by Chantal & David · Published August 8, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
Our final day with the car saw us up early again in an attempt to try to beat the heat a little. We headed westward, this time passing the Taurus Mountain range to a...
2019 / Turkey - The Pamphylian Region
by Chantal & David · Published August 4, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
Day 2 of our land adventure started with a lovely walk along the cliffs just to the east of Antalya, to the Lower Duden Falls, said to be a spectacular cascade that occurs as the...
2019 / Turkey - The Pamphylian Region
by Chantal & David · Published August 2, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
Having risen early to make the most of the day, we jumped in what was one of the better cars we have hired during our adventures, it actually had seat belts and usb sockets...
2019 / Turkey - The Lycian Coast
by Chantal & David · Published July 31, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
We had a fabulous sail down to Antalya with 18 knots pushing us along, with a few gybes, right to the entrance of the marina, where we moored up safely, gave the boat a...
2019 / Turkey - The Lycian Coast
by Chantal & David · Published July 29, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
The 12th July saw us setting sail for Finike, well motoring as still there was not enough wind to fill our sails, thankfully it was only 13 miles under engine. So what can we...
2019 / Turkey - The Lycian Coast
by Chantal & David · Published July 27, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
So on the 5th July, having lost our “micho” (deckhand!!!!), and with the main sail back up, boat all provisioned, we left Gocek a little later than expected and simply made it back to...
2019 / Turkey - The Carian Coast
by Chantal & David · Published July 16, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2020
So, on the 29th June, after settling ourselves into Netsel Marina in Marmaris, with the knowledge that our stay was completely free, due to it being part of the annual contract we had last...