Turkey day 4 - boat cruise

Today we went on a boat excursion to Turtle Beach. We were picked up at the hotel by a minibus and taken to our boat at the marina - Neptun Express. We got on board and grabbed a couple of sunbeds on the top deck. It was warm and sunny.

First we sailed to Aquarium Bay, a blue bay where Scott went in to swim off the back of the boat.

Then we sailed down the coast towards Dalyan, having lunch on the way -  chicken pasta. When we got near Turtle Beach we decanted into smaller boats and landed at a pier. We had some time on the beach to swim and explore, but didn't see any turtles.

We got back in the boats and went for a cruise down the river. We saw some kingfishers on the reeds.

There are lots of ancient Lycian tombs in the cliffs above the river.

We were then taken for a mud bath and hot spring. The day was a little cooler then so this wasn't particularly pleasant, especially being hosed down with cold water before getting in the hot water.

We then sailed back to Marmaris where it was dark by the time we got back. We had a long walk around town looking for some takeaway food, eventually found a kebab place which gave us some free Turkish tea while we waited.