Dalyan,
Turkish Aegean Coast,
Turkey
Sunday, September 28, 2008
The boat was good except that everyone was in too close quarters. Keira (my age, canadian) annoys the hell out of me and having her so close and not being able to move away from her was a little tough. I had a swim in the sea which at first was nice but since I couldn't touch the bottom it was tough work. Michelle (canadian) gave me the noodle she was using and that made it much more enjoyable. After that we had a bit of a sunbake and then we taught shithead (card game) to some new people and that was fun. Tea was delicious- probably some of the best food we have had all tour and then we played card again and Ilhan and the boat captain joined in. Ilhan was getting very drunk at this stage. Everyone went to bed except Ilhan, Hawke (canadian), Keira, Stuart (NZ), myself and the crew. I was mainly still awake cos I wanted to sleep on deck and I knew with everyone else awake I wouldn't get any sleep. It was after midnight and they were all talking and laughing very loudly and Peter (aus) got really angry cos we were above his cabin and he couldn't sleep, which I could understand. But, everyone stayed up and Ilhan was getting drunker and drunker!! And then he threw up!!! Not very good for the tour leader to be that drunk! Anyway he slept on deck next to me - mainly co the boat didn't have enough rooms for the group. He snored so loudly and non stop for the whole night - suffice to say I spent the whole night watching the lightning in the distance and the stars and the sun rise. Didn't really feel well the next day and had a bit of an upset stomach but was probably more due to the fact that I hadn't slept than anything else. After we eventually docked we drove to Dalyan which is a popular holiday spot for Brits. It's a really nice place and we had a very leisurely day yesterday. We walked through the markets, had some more Turkish pancakes, went on the internet and chatted to Lanie and Kylie which was nice and then headed back to the hotel for a nanna nap which was definitely needed. After dinner that night we had a look at a few of the shops in the area and I finally did some shopping!! I bought a turquoise ring and a bracelet. Today was another nice day. We first went to mud bath which was very squishy but very fun and then we had a swim in a sulphur pool. We then had lunch at a place on the lake we were near and then drove to a place called Turtle beach where we had another swim and sun bake. I then bought a very special souvenir which I won't say what it is but will show people when I get back. Tomorrow we head to Olympos which is just going to be a day of driving. Oh Well. Hope everyone is going well!
