47. Summer time on the Turkish Coast | Kas and Kekova | Sailing Turkiye | Sailing around the world

This week we have a great time exploring two amazing areas on the Southern Turkish Coast. We leave Fethiye and sail down the coast enjoying a consistent 15 knots of wind. We anchor outside the Kas Marina (Setur) in 15m of mud which is great holding. The water is a beautiful blue and our first impressions are positive with colorful flowers lining the water's edge.
Kas is a funky town that has a lot of life. There are numerous cafe's, bars and boutiques so we settle in by sampling a local nutella crepe. Like all places we visit, we spend the afternoon exploring the town. Kas is known for it's diving so we snorkel the bay and enjoy the turquoise water.
With friends and family arriving in Gocek within a week we head to Kekova. It's a favourite with liveaboards and we can see why with it's large protected anchorages and relaxed vibe. We anchor behind the Simena castle which we explore and is an easy 5 minute dingy to the town. The Simena castle is well preserved and has amazing views of Kekova Island and the large bay. We also decide to try the local ice-cream and buy a beer from the restaurant that let us leave our dingy there.
Across from the Simena castle is the sunken city of Kekova. It's only accessible via canoe or boat so we take Kawai across the bay early and float past the ruins. I take the dingy for a closer look at the ruins of Dolchste an ancient Lycian settlement which was partly overtaken by the sea due to an earthquake in the 2nd century.
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About us:
Our names are Jason and Tracey and we traded our house, cars, business, job and security for freedom, adventure, travel and living simply amongst nature and the seas on our 45 foot Hanse 445 sailing boat, Kawai.
We don't know exactly where the winds will take us at this stage but over the last couple years we have sailed to Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia.
Jase loves making travel videos and we decided to upload to youtube to share our adventure. We really hope you enjoy and feel free to drop us a comment any time to chat or subscribe to follow along :)
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