Wednesday 14 May 2008
Kemer to Alanya
68 NM
Departure around 7.00 am
Conditions: No wind, some wind, rain, thunder, lightning, plenty of wind, no wind, sunshine.
Kemer to Alanya
68 NM
Departure around 7.00 am
Conditions: No wind, some wind, rain, thunder, lightning, plenty of wind, no wind, sunshine.
Photographs:
Our French friend Laronne in his 'formal' suit with knee patches from torn spinnaker!
Richard in a borrowed jacket!
The flag ceremony - our new skipper Hasan is on the left holding the microphone.
Richard enjoying the communal showers.
Highlights:
The hospitality of the people - the cocktaıl party and banquet here are sumptuous and we are very spoilt.
The beach: We take time out to wallow in the glorious warm waters of the Med!
All marinas to date have been luxurious, with wonderful facilities, but Alanya is under construction, so we arrive to concrete piers and not much else except a building site with lots of mud and dirt and one tap to every 10 boats, outdoor communal showers and toilet facilities which we have to cross the football field of dirt to find. This is not a complaint though, because we are welcomed to this city in the same gracious way as everywhere else to date.
Alanya is described as the Miami of Europe with long beaches stretching into the distance and hotels lining the shore. In the morning we explore the old city under the walls of the castle on the hill and I purchase my pirate outfit from one of the many shops providing fake designer goods. I satisfy my urge for something local to eat and enjoy a Turkish donor kebab for 3YTL which is served on a fresh salad of rocket leaves and pickled chilli. The day is hot as we provision at a supermarket return to the marina with our stores.
It is a quick trip in a Dolmish (small bus) from the marina to the beach for 1YTL (about 1NZD) and we lie in the tepid sea for some time before returning to prepare for the evening festivities.
Kristin is joining the boat here and arrives very late at around 3.30 pm having flown to Antalya. We are all gearing up for the official reception and banquet being put on for us and the coaches soon transport us into the city for yet another round of mind boggling hospitality… a cocktail party and reception in one place, dinner and dancing in another. The flag ceremony is becoming an integral part of each official function and it is great to see the NZ flag being well represented each time. There are 3 NZ boats on the Rally.
We have decided…. we continue on from here with the Rally! This is an exciting opportunity that we will not want to miss, so here we go! Anyone wanting to know more about the rally and where we go can see it all on www.emyr.org We will complete our plan to buy our own yacht once this is over. How could we not??
All marinas to date have been luxurious, with wonderful facilities, but Alanya is under construction, so we arrive to concrete piers and not much else except a building site with lots of mud and dirt and one tap to every 10 boats, outdoor communal showers and toilet facilities which we have to cross the football field of dirt to find. This is not a complaint though, because we are welcomed to this city in the same gracious way as everywhere else to date.
Alanya is described as the Miami of Europe with long beaches stretching into the distance and hotels lining the shore. In the morning we explore the old city under the walls of the castle on the hill and I purchase my pirate outfit from one of the many shops providing fake designer goods. I satisfy my urge for something local to eat and enjoy a Turkish donor kebab for 3YTL which is served on a fresh salad of rocket leaves and pickled chilli. The day is hot as we provision at a supermarket return to the marina with our stores.
It is a quick trip in a Dolmish (small bus) from the marina to the beach for 1YTL (about 1NZD) and we lie in the tepid sea for some time before returning to prepare for the evening festivities.
Kristin is joining the boat here and arrives very late at around 3.30 pm having flown to Antalya. We are all gearing up for the official reception and banquet being put on for us and the coaches soon transport us into the city for yet another round of mind boggling hospitality… a cocktail party and reception in one place, dinner and dancing in another. The flag ceremony is becoming an integral part of each official function and it is great to see the NZ flag being well represented each time. There are 3 NZ boats on the Rally.
We have decided…. we continue on from here with the Rally! This is an exciting opportunity that we will not want to miss, so here we go! Anyone wanting to know more about the rally and where we go can see it all on www.emyr.org We will complete our plan to buy our own yacht once this is over. How could we not??
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