0815h we are starting out early this morning.Malcolm wants to leave by 0900h so I had to drag myself out of bed today. I was up late watching a couple of movies. Edge of darkness ( mel gibson),Change of plans.(reese witherspoon). We are heading out of the achipelagos (Patricia Limani) to Burhaniye where we hope to get our water tanks filled and get some paper work done with the Port Authorities. The marina is awaiting privitization so from the pilot book it is noted that at the time it was not completed (2009)
How it works in Greece( not sure if this is done the same way in Turkey)… there are government grant to build the walls and docks which is done by the municipality then they wait for a private company to take over and build the out buildings run plumbing and wiring.Until it is bought there are no fees to dock there but also no facilities. If after 7 years no one buys into the marina it is taken over by the municipality.(this is Malcolms understanding)0910h I have taken the helm for the first hour. We have 10 knots of wind so we are putting up the Genoa and main.It’s nice to have the motor off for a change. We are going 4.2 knots over the ground which is what we would be doing if the motor was on.
1130hThe marina is ok .We have docked near fishing boats.We set up the boat plank and head out to do some fresh food shopping in town. Then off to find internet. Seems to be the big task every time we stop. The connection was very slow. I managed to get the past 4 days on my blog.
It was very hot today, Alison found a temp. outside a shop reading 34 !
1430 We head back to the boat and find a spot to swim. There is a large break wall behind us with a swimming area so we go there. The water isn’t very clear and lots of grass floating around with a grassy bottom. I cool off and get out. Looks like there is a carnival coming to town .Lots of huge rigs and trucks with animals and rides.
1900 Altan is cooking dinner tonight . We have found some fresh fish.
1940 We are sitting around in the cock pit after dinner.The trucks are pulling over to the lot behind us and creating a circle of trucks with a big space in the middle. Partly their camp and they are also hammering in spike for a small tent I guess. Circus Orient and the outside of a truck.2000h Altan,Mark and I head out for a beer. We don’t seem to spend much time drinking in town rather on the boat so it’s time to take a tour. We arrive at an old building that has been converted into a art gallery for a showing of paintings done by the seniors in the area who paint all winter for a hobby.
Quite impressive for amateurs.
We spent 30 minutes there and then head over to the café/bar close to the boat.Beer here is usually a large one so we only had one. 6tl ( 4.50)
2200h Time for bed !
