Time to start the journey home

I will spare you the map, we missed Kalekoy when we left Ucagiz, as we needed to get to Finike to collect Mark, but there was no way we were going to miss it. Kalekoy has an imposing castle, it is only reachable by boat, our mate Ibrahim from Ucagiz had set us up with his mate Hassan at Kalekoy so we had free mooring, power and water as long as we ate at Hassan's restaurant.

At 10:20 on the 29th November we cast off and left Finike on the first leg of the journey back to Kos. Two and a half hours later we docked alongside at Hassan's, he and his wife were there to greet us and assist with the lines.

This time of year, any business is good business. It is rare that we see another boat and it is becoming rare that these places are still open.

A good lunch and a big climb to be up at the castle for the sunset and this is why.

A light dinner, a menemem breakfast the following morning and then discovered, once again, why the mooring, power and water are 'free'.

The weather was looking threatening by the time we cast off en route for Kas the following morning although the wind predictions had looked quite favourable.....


A problem had developed with the navigation screen at the helm which was a bit of a concern, but with an IPad app this can be mitigated.... if only IPads were waterproof.

This is a few seconds before we got hit by a 55 mile an hour wind, rain and spume squall. We had zero visibility once it hit, we were navigating through a short cut which involved small rocky outcrops and no navigation screen to show us where we were heading.... Things went from 'a bit of a concern' to a serious requirement for a change of underwear.



The only option was to steer the boat from the comfort of the saloon using the 'smart controller' for the first time.

Why had I not done that before? Imagine going from freezing, pounding, 50 miles per hour rain to the quiet comfort of the nav desk in the saloon. No need to see, it's all there on the screen, just use the 'Smart controller' to change direction when needed.... Simple....

"Now get the mop out, you've soaked the saloon floor."

So, that makes me the only one needing the clean underwear then?




Kas. A town that we could easily live in. Certainly Sal's favourite town if you discount the Hammam which got a little weird. To be recounted over a bottle of wine some time, Sal still trying to get over it...

Kas, because it would be another opportunity for Mark to bring the wing out and have a fly. An easy 1000mtr take off where Sal had a tandem flight from for a sled run over the town, breathtaking views and a landing just a few meters from the boat on the wharf.

What remained open in Kas was for the locals and that is just the way we like it. Good food at local prices, we had been there before so we were remembered, Turkish haircut, shave, nose and ear waxing, face massage and astringent. Full service as the 'Berber' puts it, for $20.

I'll have to tell my mate Chris Karikios that this is not available in Greece as I'd thought, but anywhere in Turkey and a must for anybody wanting to start a business in Sydney, particularly in Balmain. Not pretty, but so good when they are done. Repeat customers a default.