Tomb Bay

There were a few places we felt Sal really should see given she was in Australia when we visited them. The Eco Zone was one of those and particularly Tomb Bay with it's camp like environment and rickety looking but sturdy jetty.

We needed to drop into Fetiye on the way so we could record another black water pump out for the authorities and get more wifi. Somehow we managed to burn through 5 gigs in 3 days!

The winter winds are here. They are not unlike the Meltimi except they come off the 2000 mtr plus snowy peaks of Turkey and are bitterly cold. But as me ol' mate Steve Rickwood would say.... "no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate dress"

Our man in  Fetiye was as helpful as always, pumped us out, exaggerated the amount which he said would help if we were inspected and allowed us to stay tied alongside the fuel wharf for 3 hours while we all did what we needed to do in town.

We then headed out into a powerful wind, angled such that we could set sail, but freezing and bumpy all the way across the Gocek bay and into the Eco Zone.

We arrived in Tomb Bay to find it nicely protected from the wind, but very shut.,,

Everything was still accessible like the bush toilets and the dining room with its raised fire pit we'd so looked forward to experiencing. Ah well, nobody around, we're out of the wind, we're moored alongside and we have plenty of provisions. We ain't moving was the consensus.

Sal and I did a recky of the place to ensure there really was nobody around. The kids and I collected fire wood while Al went off for an explore setting up a treasure hunt for the kids, complete with map and poem constituting the clues. The prize? A foot long dead baby python!

Sal knocked up an extensive mezze plate, popped the cork for a "Moet Moment" while the fire blazed into comforting, homely warmth.

Al returned with the wide eyed kids and we settled in for a beautiful evening perfectly 'situated' as our good buddy Marco Pol Bodetto would put it.

We had been disappointed to find the place deserted but by the time we left early the following morning we could not have been happier with the outcome.