Blue Pearl Hotel & Apartments Ovacik

Stayed here for a Week long Holiday after our university exams, nice place good food, it was an all inclusive resort, with fresh salads and cooked breakfast every morning, dinner ranged from barbe-qued fish to roast meats. organised trips down to the beach everyday and trips to the largets market in Fethiye. Also organised trips and tours around Kayakoyu 'the Ghost Town' altogether a fun relaxing trip cheaply organised by Thomas Cook.

... and serve it up with salad, bread and rice etc etc... We had the calamari grilled and fried and it came with garlic bread and garlic sauce (lush!!). After lunch I said good bye to Tonielle as she was heading onto Konya today and I went off on further searches for the weekly market... After a good 30min walk I found an area around a long canal at the end of the harbour under a million and one white canvas circus-like-tents ...

... refaıre (pour Jean en tout cas!!!).

Yes, as crazy as ıt sounds we dıd paraglyde from 7,000 feet ın the mountaın. It's sımple... especıally for Jean who fears heıghts... we are attached to a bıg parachute wıth a guıde behınd us... we run on top of the mountaın untıl you hıt the ...

... the weather cleared up, so we went on a 12 Island boat tour. Our wooden boat had a sun deck, water slide, and diving platform. Of course, Tom's first order of buisiness was to dive off the platform, which turned into a graceful backflop instead! Our favorite stop was Aquarium bay, where we snorkeled. The water was so clear you could see 20 feet down, and there were fish all around. The last stop was red beach ...

... on Monday, so we booked it (€55 each one way). We spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around Fethiye's fish and vegetable markets.

With an extra day in hand we got up early to see Butterfly Valley, an ex hippie community in the mountains along the coast. We took a Dolmuse to the top of the valley before getting lost and after an hour asking for directions. We hiked and we mean hiked to the bottom of that valley. Don't even ...

During the current economic climate many holidaymakers are thinking long and hard before booking their much deserved holiday. Value for money, climate and distance are going to be the major considerations. Turkey fits the bill completely. Being outside the Euro zone it still offers a good exchange rate against major currencies and a relatively low cost of living. Last currency check for £ against the ...

... looking forwad to seeing him again. Then on to England where we will have to ride on the DLR (Julie are you SURE it is safe??) to get from the London City Airport to Gatwick where we leave that evening for Tunisia. I better go but I will include one picture of Brett taken at the Zurich airport on our way to Turkey. She loves pushing the trolleys. Hope you are all well. Thanks for the emails. Julia

... Fethiye, meeting point of the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea. Fethiye seaport with its sheltered structure is an important stop for yachtsmen, at the head of a beautiful bay strewn with islands. Boarding, dinner & overnight in Fethiye. DAY 2 : After breakfast set off along the coast of Fethiye Peninsular for lunch in a secluded bay. When sea conditions permitting we will sail to Butterfly Valley & Olüdeniz for visit and swim. The night is spent at St. Nicholas ...

... there would be a maximum 4 hours sailing per day. The last stop in a day will be the place to stay for the night. It is necessary for the yacht to visit a harbor every three or four days to enable us taking on water and fresh provisions. These harbors will be in little fishing villages and sometimes in small towns. Traditional wooden yachts usually cruise with engine, but they sail if the wind direction fits to the rotation and is strong enough. All our traditional ...

... the world go by, playing backgammon and drinking chai while waiting for a customer - very social. The next morning we headed straight down to Tukey's southern Mediteranean coast to go diving and see the last ruins of our trip. We were pretty impressed by the bus service - lemon wash for your hands, tea, coffee and cake! We initally based ourselves in the small town of Kas, well renowned for its crystal clear waters and spent a day diving in the warmest water ...