Logbooks 2008
1. 30 June. Boynuz Buku
We
were supposed to meet Jeff and Lesley in Gocek but complications of Esper
breaking down and going to Boynuz Buku and the chance of them to share a
taxi meant we diverted to this lovely bay. It's big enough to free anchor,
has a nice muddy bottom for good holding, a jetty with free spring water and
a very friendly restaurant. When J&L arrived, we had a couple of beers and a
meal ashore.
The following day we made the big trip up to Gocek for beer supplies and the following day back to Boynuz buku and the 6 or so Yat Marin boats to top up with water before heading east.
2. 3 July to Kas. 55nm
A long day motoring. we had a forecast of 10-15 knots of wind from the NW but other than a brief period of motor sailing, it was an uneventful motoring day. We anchored in Bayindir Limani to the SE of Kas beside a little beach with a restaurant jetty and some rock tombs. Apart from the attack of wasps at dusk and dawn, it was a very peaceful spot. Across the bay is the Greek island of Meyisti or Kastellorizon. The population is now about 200 (down from the 20,000 or so at the turn of 20th century), but apparently there are around 600 or so military and police who use the island to keep an eye on Turkey and the SE Med. It seems ridiculous that the islands are Greek when they are so close to Turkey. History, eh?
