28 Sep Marmaris to Finike

Hi, Julie here, it's 10:20am on Wednesday and we're cruising along the Turquoise Coast of Turkey. I have never visited Turkey before and I really like it. The locals are welcoming and friendly and the views into the harbours of Bodrum and Marmaris are gorgeous..Turkish gulets lining the bay speak of days gone by and the super yachts berthed in the posh marina bring the country into the 21^st century.

It's so great to have the whole team on board now. With just John and I this would have been a fantastic trip, but with the awesome company of GordY and Sandra and Craig, it is a memory already precious. We're having a blast and now working together as a team to moor the boat at night and then the next morning leave the quay, we look so professional and it's all done so quickly that the cap'n has no complaints. I think!

Even with the 5 of us aboard now, with all our kit and food and drink and charts and laptops and cameras galore, there is still heaps of room in the main saloon and outside on the aft deck. GordY says its a bit like the Tardis..normal on the outside and huge inside.

From the quay you step onto the passerelle (gangway to you & me) and onto the aft deck, which has a semi circle of seating for a fair few guests, then into the saloon thru the sliding patio doors and leather sofas on opposite sides. There is a sturdy table which is currently loaded with all our paraphanalia and further in and to the right is the driving seat. Switches, buttons, horns, intercom and the wheel; to the left and down three steps is the kitchen galley full of mod cons. Microwave, electric hobs and gas burners and an oven ( not yet used obviously!). Into a small corridor and 3 cabins; one in front, one left and one right with a small bathroom. That's it. Our new boat is a joy and it's still hard to believe it's actually ours! We'll pop some pics of the inside of the yacht onto the blog shortly and you'll get a feel for the size of the internal spaces.  

We left Marmaris sometime after 9.30am and it's now 13.15 and we've just had the most marvellous experience..we sailed alongside a group of dolphins! Some were swimming in twos and leaping together in the air and the rest of the dolphins were milling around whilst we watched in wonder and tried desperately to capture them on film..not much luck there! We're about to anchor up in a short while to have some lunch and go snorkelling. Catch up later..