In the morning, we hiked up to the antenna towers on the hill in behind where we are parked. We figured it would give us a great view of Marmaris, and it did...
We started off with our jackets on, but that didn't last long.
View of Marmaris half way up the hill.
Marmaris has a big marina at the city, and another big one about 5 kms away.
But I have to ask any boaters out there. Why does it seem that these boats never get used. I mean, there must be 500 boats of all different types at this marina. It's a Saturday, and an absolutely gorgeous day, with a light breeze.
By 2:00pm, we counted all of two boats out in the bay with their sails up enjoying the day. Two! I honestly don't get it. That's an awful lot of money to be sitting there not being used. But, I guess that's the deal with owning a boat. Most of them don't get used very often. I know it's the off season here in Turkey, but still. I would have thought there would have been more boats out there being used.
I notice Ruth still has her jacket on. Mine came off long ago.
View from the top.
Click on the photo to zoom in.
If you look right at the bottom, just left of center you will see Max!
We hiked back down to Max, had some lunch, and then set off on the beachfront walkway that leads all the way down across the bay. It's 5.5 kms (3.4 miles) each way.
At the far end are a lot of resort hotels. Most of them are closed at this time of year.
Waterfront selfie!
This older beachfront home is now nestled amongst the resorts.
Beachfront resorts.
Marmaris waterfront as seen from the far end.
Yes, she's an angel.
On the way back, we stopped in and picked up a few groceries, and then our laundry. We had three loads including the bedding and it came to 180 lira ($17 CAD, $13.25 USD). All washed, dried, and folded. And we didn't have to do any of it ourselves.
Great day.
As far as Marmaris goes, yes... it's a bit of a tourist town, but we don't mind playing tourist for a day or two. Wouldn't want to be here during the height of summer though. We would be inland, somewhere in the mountains!
We're moving on today, just for the sake of moving on. Another blue sky day in the forecast.
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Boater answer; different reasons but they are probably rented in prime season so off season they sit.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is a possibility except that we have see many marinas even in prime months where the majority of boats are sitting in slips. I guess a lot of them are just weekend homes for some people, sort of like putting your RV into a seasonal spot and only going there on weekends, except that these people don't seem to take there boats out for an actual ride.
DeleteSeen that everywhere. Used to live on a boat near DC and it was very rare to see neighbor boats moved. You probably saw that with RVs too. Sellers brag about low mileage on a vehicle yet the ones (and boats) that are not used are maintenance nightmares. As always, enjoy the daily post. I never imagined RVing in Turkey and other venues.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that we aren't the only ones that have noticed this. Yes, there are also a lot of motorhomes that sit in one place too, especially when we pass by an RV storage lot.
DeleteWe are glad that you are enjoying our blog posts. A few years ago, we would never have thought that we would be RVing through Turkey either but after being here last year for three months we knew then that it was entirely possible and now, here we are doing it. :-)
RVs are the same way for working folks. When I was still working, if I got my RV out six times a year it was a good year, especially if there were kids still in school involved.
ReplyDeleteYes, I guess this is true. I suppose we don't think about it so much because we are out using our motorhome the way we think it should be used. We just can't wrap our heads around having that kind of money tied up in a boat and having it just sit there but I guess everyone has their reasons, we just don't know or understand them.
DeleteNot a boater … but most of the boats in the marina are “boarded” there by foreigners living elsewhere around the world. At least that was the answer we were given when we made a similar query. We always feel like the people who enjoy the larger boats/mega yachts are the live-aboard crew.
ReplyDeleteSeeing that you have noticed the same thing and asked someone about it, it definitely makes sense that the boats are just boarded there for the winter. Although that doesn't explain why we see so many boats sitting in marinas during prime boating season but as someone else mentioned to us that it is cheaper to buy a boat and have it sit in a slip in the marina and use it as a weekend "home" compared to buying a condo/apartment by the water. Lol, I have to agree with you about the live-on-board crew!
DeleteOh 17 degrees that sounds very good! I'm in the need for some heat. It's been a typical Belgian rainy coldish February and I have enough of it :-). This week a couple storms where added which made biking to work fun but biking back 20km not soo much.
ReplyDeleteYep, we aren't complaining about 17 C, that is great weather after what we had been having. I hope that spring comes your way very soon, that or you need to get away on another trip. :-)
DeleteBiking in snow, doesn't sound like fun! :-(