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... with cobbled streets again, and the buildings winding their way up, down and around, were all white. The highlight for me was seeing the little bay where Paul's boat took shelter in the storm (in the bible) all those years ago. I did a lot of walking that day - and talked to a lot of cats along the way (there would be 5 or 6 at a time).... but enjoyed getting out into the countryside. I couldn't get over the fact that most of the buildings in the towns we ...

... to the mud baths and I was abandoned for an hour to go and explore.



You had to pay to enter the mud baths, even if you didn't go in and I have to admit (at the risk of sounding a snob - after visiting the blue lagoon (Iceland) there was no way I getting in the water/mud here!! It was hard to distinguish where the actual 'natural healing' spring started and where it was ...

I was really overdue my holidays, finally getting to take it in October and I just signed up to two weeks of not doing much in Turkey with a couple of friends in a group. For me though not doing much isn't my cup of tea so I took every chance to re-live my old Turkey memories, from food, sights, sea, dancing and ahem, yes the men, again :)

Please come back soon as I update all the stories from the two weeks. Thanks.

Another beautiful day. Sunny 78 degrees on the island of Rhodes. We travel to Lindos half way down the island. To see the Acropolis were Paul spoke to the Greeks. A long climb to the top with a view to forever. Just outstanding. Back to the boat early to catch some sun by the pool.

I am going to upload a couple of pics from yesterday on Myconos to give you an idea of the beauty here.

Davo and Janet

... But they were our first ruins, so we enjoyed them anyway. The best part about the area was that we were all the way on top of the island, and could see for miles down the coast in either direction.
We zig-zagged our way down the hill and back into town, rewarded ourselves with a glass of wine at a local cafe. We were excited to try our first greek restaurant, and even ...

After a quick breakfast, we headed off to the port to catch our 9am ferry to Rhodes, but it looked like everyone else in Fethiye had the same idea. The boat was full of those annoying package holiday makers on a day trip to Rhodes.

After a rough ride, we bought our tickets to Athens (Rhodes to Athens €53 each, one way) and had the whole day to spend in Rhodes before our next ferry departed.

Rhodes was famous worldwide in the ancient world for the Colossus of Rhodes ...

... shots of Greek times saying that the Temple of Artemis was much grander than the other six wonders of the world, so this must have been quite the site. So sad that only a column remains today. By the way, the culture of Turkey is fantastic. The people are the friendliest I have encountered, and there are hardly any scams. Everyone is eager to practice their English and doesn't treat you like a walking dollar sign. I love it here.

... occupation of Rhodes was a dark period, as it was for the whole of Greece...... the Turks never managed to make much capital of their occupation and the Greeks still managed to flourish".

Actually, reading this guidebook makes for some good entertainment. The first sentence starts somewhat pompously "Rhodes is the meeting point for Europe, Africa and Asia". That's funny, I thought, I'd only seen European whites in the streets. In fact the only black people I have seen in ...