March 2008 - Turkey
March 31, 2008
We launched Artemis today before the rain and beautiful rainbow.
March 28, 2008 Boatyard
March 26 Orchestra Concert
Turkey | Kemer | Kemer Marina | Navigator Restaurant Kitchen | ladies making hot cross buns
Turkey | Kemer Marina | Navigator Restaurant terrace | Good Friday Hot Cross Buns
Turkey | Kemer Marina | Maundy Thursday | Swedish kids tradition witches on broom sticks
March 23, 2008
Happy Easter! The Kemer Cruisers once again organized a wonderful celebration for us. We started off the weekend with Hot Cross Buns prepared by some of our women using the Navigator kitchen and ovens. They busily prepared early Good Friday morning and then invited all of the Cruisers for coffee and Hot Cross buns on the Navigator Terrace.
Turkey | Kemer | Kemer Marina | Spring Boat Jumble
Turkey | Kemer Marina | Navigator Restaurant | Easter Party Saturday dinner
Turkey | Kemer | Kemer Marina Navigator Restaurant| Easter Bonnet Parade
March 22, 2008 On Saturday we had a Boat Jumble organized for the morning. An Easter Party was planned for the evening we started out with an Easter Bonnet Parade and then a lovely dinner put on by the Navigator.
Turkey | Kemer Marina | Easter Service on the Pier
Turkey | Kemer Marina | Swim Platform | Easter Morning plunge
Turkey | Kemer Marina | Navigator Restaurant Terrace | Easter Full English Breakfast
Today some of the cruisers planned an Easter Service on the pier. I did a reading and we had lovely music. After the service some brave souls went in for a Cold Cold water swim. Then we all met at the Navigator Restaurant for an English breakfast served by the Navigator Staff on the terrace. We even had Easter eggs! After breakfast we took a hike/walk to the Rock Hotel where we had Easter Dinner, egg hunt and some games.
Turkey | Kemer | Rock Hotel | cruisers walking to Easter Dinner
Turkey | Kemer | Rock Hotel | fording a stream that covered the road to the restaurant
Turkey | Kemer | Rock Hotel | Egg Toss Game
Turkey | Kemer | Rock Hotel Restaurant| Easter Dinner
March 19, 2008
Chamber Music at Kemer. The Marina sponsored the Kemer Quartet to come play for us once a month in the Navigator Restaurant. The musicians also play in the Antalya Orchestra.
Turkey | Kemer Marina | Navigator Restaurant | Kemer Quartet - flute, oboe, violin, cello
March 17, 2008
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Kemer Cruisers always looking for a reason to party. We learned some Irish songs to entertain the group. Then did some line dancing, drank a little and ate a lot. Or was it the other way around:-)
Turkey | Kemer Marina | Navigator Restaurant | Irish celebration and sing-along
March 16, 2008
Another great day for a Sunday hike. It's always more fun with lots of blue skies. We had quite a variety of terrain. We started out on a logging road progressed into woods and then open meadows finally ending at a stream with a trout restaurant. Our Sunday hikes are usually quite challenging so a nice reward at the end keeps the group going. We had a great trout lunch at Yesil Vadi Trout Restaurant.
Turkey | Kemer Sunday hike to Yesil Vadi Trout Restaurant
Turkey | Kemer Sunday hike to Yesil Vadi Trout Restaurant
Turkey | Kemer Sunday hike to Yesil Vadi Trout Restaurant
Turkey | Kemer Sunday hike to Yesil Vadi Trout Restaurant
Turkey | Kemer Sunday hike to Yesil Vadi Trout Restaurant
Turkey | Kemer Sunday hike to Yesil Vadi Trout Restaurant| mid hike break
Turkey | Kemer Sunday hike to Yesil Vadi Trout Restaurant
Turkey | Kemer Sunday hike to Yesil Vadi Trout Restaurant
March 9, 2008
Merhaba We've another busy week. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel with our refrigeration project. My stove will move from the floor back into place by Tuesday. We have two coats of varnish on exterior. Many social events since I wrote last. We went with a group to an English Restaurant off the beaten track Rock hotel. We had a lovely English roast beef and turkey dinner complete with Yorkshire pudding.
Turkey | Side | Kemer Sunday hike to ancient Greek site
Turkey | Side | Kemer Sunday hike to ancient Greek site
Turkey | Side | Kemer Sunday hike to ancient Greek site
Turkey | Side | Kemer Sunday hike to ancient Greek site
March 9, 2008
Today we boarded the bus at 8:30 for a three hour ride to small ancient city of Side (See-deh). It was colonized by Aeolians (Greeks) around 600 BC. Later Romans controlled the area. The modern town is built into the ruins. Quite touristy but well worth a visit. The temple of Apollo sits on the beach. I can imagine it's quite spectacular when lit at night and passing by boat. The theater seats 15,000 and is well preserved. We ate our picnic lunch there. Then walked among the sand dunes and ancient site. Camels took tourists for rides in the dunes along the shoreline.
Turkey | Seleukeia | Kemer Sunday Hike to ancient Greek city
Turkey | Seleukeia | Kemer Sunday Hike
Turkey | Seleukeia | Kemer Sunday Hike
Turkey | Seleukeia | Kemer Sunday Hike
After our visit at Side we drove to Seleukeia (Lyrbe)another ancient Greek city on a mountain top near Side. Seleukeia ancient site has spectacular views, few tourists. beautiful pine forests and meadows. The foundations of this site shows the ruins date back before Hellenistic times. We didn't arrive back to Kemer until 6:30 so quite exhausted now. Have a great week and we'll try to settle down and get some more work done.
Love Sally and Al
Turkey | Kemer | Kemer Marina | Navigator Restaurant | Al's birthday
Turkey | Kemer | Kemer Marina | Navigator Restaurant | Al's birthday
March 6, 2008
We celebrated Al's birthday tonight at our Navigator Restaurant in Kemer Marina. The Navigator staff always has a cake for a cruisers birthday or anniversary. Birthdays and Anniversaries are announced on the morning Cruiser's Net (radio) and everyone knows a cake will be served. Some how they always cut enough pieces so everyone gets a bite.
March 1, 2008
It was our Carnival. The costumes and masks were great fun. Enjoyable dinner and dancing. Fun was had by all. We continue to have hikes every Sunday. Last week was a short bus ride away where we walked part of the Lycian Way through pine forests and orange groves. The Navigator Restaurant had birthday cake for Al on Thursday.
Friday was NOT an evening to miss the orchestra concert. Tchaikovsky's piano concerto No. 1 was energetically played by a Bulgarian pianist Milena Mollova followed by Symphony No.4 No one was falling asleep that night! Last night our new marina manager honored the women of the marina for World Women's Week with a party in his office. We were given a glass of wine and a flower.
