Dragging Anchors And Scraping Transoms


I won’t write too much about Alanya as I’m concentrating on revamping the website, but I wanted to include some pictures I took of our wander from the marina to the castle on the hill, which took us down the entire length of the beach. Superb. It ends with a clip of a situation one would prefer not to be caught up in.


Mosque by the castle
Mosque by the castle


Alanya is an odd place for yotties to visit. On the one hand it is full of German and Russian package holiday makers, basking on the most stunning of sandy beaches (a rarity in Turkey). It lacks local anchorages, suffers sloppy waters and rarely hosts ‘good’ sailing weather, located in the lull that is Antalya Bay. Oh and it doesn’t yet have a completed marina. On the other hand it boasts some stunning views of the Taurus mountains and the ‘old town’ and castle are well worth a visit. Annoyingly it also has a great brewery, which I missed. How the hell did that happen?


Clothes stall on way to castle
Clothes stall on way to castle


View across beach towards marina from castle
View across beach towards marina from castle


Taurus mountains
Taurus mountains


Painted gourds
Painted gourds


Mosque of Alanya
Mosque of Alanya


Alanya at sundown
Alanya at sundown


View of the Taurus mountains from the castle
View of the Taurus mountains from the castle


Sunset from the marina
Sunset from the marina


Skooby Doo and gang hire a gulet
Skooby Doo and gang hire a gulet


Purse
Purse


Unfinished marina
Unfinished marina


Unfinished marina ii
Unfinished marina ii


Video Clip:

Below is a clip of Alanya marina being hit by a nasty gust that caused some grief for the boats tied up there.


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