Kekova Roads

Crossed Anchors…

While docking on 24 April, a Greek ferry picks up Deep Blue’s anchor and reverses across to the opposite quay, almost pulling DB apart in the process, so for our departure from Kas on 25 April we are expecting DB to have some trouble getting their anchor up. Two other yachts have had anchors hooked up this morning but have now got away. DB pulls out from the quay while we stand by. They slide their anchor along the ferryboat chain and manage to free it so we are soon reaching down the coast south then east, wind NW/W/SW progressively in 15-18 knots.

DB gets in a great spinnaker run but Matelot sails conservatively and lunches along the way. We are grateful for this when we see DB encountering some issues on their gibe, which they soon master and carry on. Sailing into the sheltered anchorage of Kekova Roads, we pull up next to Steve and Pamela on board SY Eirene, Helmut and Mary on Lady B, and also Sally and Al on SY Artemis, all EMYR Rally boats from last year. We have a great dinner on board DB and then join the Rally sailors in the bar on shore for a catch up.

It is wonderful to be back in Kekova Roads and over the next couple of days we walk to Kale Koy Castle along part of the Lycian Way track; marvel at the numerous ancient sarcophagi from 2000 – 3000 years ago, some toppled, some still standing; soak in the view from the highest part of the castle; take an early morning trip in our dinghies across to the (probable) ancient site of Simena now buried under the sea by earthquakes and view the various fish swimming amongst underwater piles of broken pottery amphora jugs and other items, while hanging over the sides with our masks on (diving is prohibited). We also walk part of the track westwards then return to our dinghies and fill large water bottles with mineral water from the spring, which empties into the bay. We pour this into the tanks on board for an additional mineral ‘shot’.


The days slip by and finally we decide to leave this bay and explore an anchorage on the southern side of Kekova Adasi.