Turkey - Kayaking the Mediterranean

We descended into the seaside town of Kas from the plain 550m above, it was an impressıve view down from the cliffs to the apartment buildings and no less than three mosques framing the Mediterranean marina.

The next day we headed out for a couple of days kayakıng along to Ucagız. The benefit of paddlıng was a) we didnt have to walk and b) we could paddle over sunken ruins. Mike and Karen of Amber Travel helped sort out a double kayak for us and a single for James a Scot who we had been walkıng wıth for a few days.

On the first day we paddled 25km round to Aperlae where there were a heap of old tombs and ruins. The followıng day we kayaked an extra 15km around to Ucagız and Will managed to practice hıs eskimo rolls at a secluded island along the way. That evenıng we headed back to Kas.

Turkey - The Lycian Way

We have been walkıng the Lycıan Way - a 500km walk along the South West coast of Turkey.

We walked from Fethiye to Kas - a distance of around 140km ın 11 days. The weather has been perfect wıth sun every day and highs ın the early 20s.

We have come across heaps of ruins in places that can only be reached by foot. Since it is the low season here we have had the trail to ourselves the majority of the time.

The locals have been so friendly and hospitable and we have had some fantastic meals in the small villages.

Wildlife has been abundant with sightings of numerous tortoises lizards frogs and even the odd snake!

Most of the path has hugged the coastline and so we have been treated to amazing views over the coast to the turqouise water of the Mediterranean below.