Getting lines ashore is a team effort Amazon Creek
The beautiful Bodrum Castle with just one of many hundreds Bodrum Marina
of Gulets that base themselves at Bodrum.
Limani, a very well organised restaurant
to stock up on a few items from the hand back at Bitez where Broadblue
and yacht service centre that has most
souvenir house. Charters are building a new base at
things including a laid back but efficient
We explored the lovely bay in which this the top of this beautiful bay. This saved
family who run it.
pretty village lived before setting off for us the long haul back to Yalikavak
Bodrum. On our way we had to pop Marina which is why they are moving
The moorings were modern and
into Karada to see the magical spring their base south to give their charterers
complete with electricity, water,
with great healing power! The only direct access to the popular cruising
showers, washing machines and a
cure we found was solace on board areas. Consequently our last day was
lovely restaurant and shop. Beneath
our Broadblue as the tourists turned spent having a relaxing sail to various
the pontoons was even a tame lobster!
‘healing’ into trauma. It was pretty but spots where we anchored, swam,
Ryan had great fun playing with two
commercialism has ruined this spot. savoured the warmth, warm seas, clear
liveaboard Turkish kids of similar age
That could not be said for Bodrum, the waters and gentle winds that this lovely
who were spending the summer
capital of this region. cruising area offers.
cruising and learning on board. United
by a desire to play and mess around
This ancient city dominated by its Handback to Broadblue was laid back
language was soon found to explain
magnificent castle is still beautiful but efficient; typical of the company.
guitars music, tennis rules, football and
despite the busy yacht marina, the They quietly and efficiently go about
swimming. It was great to see.
hundreds of moored gullets and the providing a personal business in
The following morning we took the
busy commercial craft and fishing Broadblue and Prout catamarans
chance to top up with water and food
boats. It is busy, bustling, intimate and that whilst not new are clean, well
at the shop and then headed off to
enchanting. After the silent evenings, maintained, comprehensively equipped
explore English harbour as it was
the tree covered hills and clear waters and competitively priced. Malcolm
apparently used by British special
of the Gulf; Bodrum was noisy, has a passion for Turkey and an
forces in the second world war. One
energetic, sophisticated, 21st century encyclopaedic knowledge of the
could see why, very private and out of
and shocking! We loved it and anyone area as well as years of sailing and
view. We had a great sail with a very
who visits will. The marina was superb, chartering experience. He knows how
luxurious gullet who also moored at
full and affluent, the restaurants busy, to ensure his clients return, which they
Yat Limani. After a while they headed
sophisticated and full. Night life went do and to which you will have to add
east whilst we went west and had a
onto the early hours by which time we us. We had a great family break and
long and sunny sail toward Cokertme
were well tucked up in bed. We had to loved the area. Next time we will
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