14 Sept, 2015
After spending a number weeks enjoying Fethiye we finally had the right winds to allow us to get to Marmaris. We had tried a few weeks earlier but when the waves starting breaking over the bow we turned tail and headed back to our calm anchorage in Fethiye!
Once again after weighing anchor, we had to motor the 48nm to the Pupa Anchorage in Marmaris.This time, however, the seas were calm and even glassy at times and the breeze was light. It was beautifully calm in the anchorage when we arrived with only a few other yachts to be seen.
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| Hamamas in Pupa Anchorage. |
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| Our first morning view in Pupa Anchorage |
The next morning, after a peaceful night, we dinghied over to the nearest yacht (Elusive) that was flying a British Flag only to find out that they were in fact an Irish couple who had wintered in Egypt with our friends Mary Kay and Russ (Once Around). We went on to enjoy a number of days and get togethers with them
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| Elusive |
The Pupa Hotel been upgraded since our last visit. It was renamed Joya del Mer but they still allowed cruisers to dock their dinghies there while we caught the dolmus to town or visited their cafe and restaurant. The small hotel dock was full mainly with Turkish Motor Cruisers and a charter fleet of yachts.
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| The Pupa Hotel Dock |
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Small Bay near the Dock
One day we watched as a boat on shore suddenly caught fire. Fortuanatly no one was injured and the boats on the dock were not harmed.The fire brigade arrived and took a while to put it out as it kept re-igniting.
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| Fire on Shore |
We were thrilled when our Australian friends Anne and Peter on Fourth Dimension arrived. They were just as excited as we were as we had last seen each other in Finike in early April, 2015 so we had lots of tales to tell each other over sundowners in the next few days.
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| Fourth Dimension |
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