Marmaris to Goçek

Tuesday 07 May

Arrived at Yat Marin at 7.30 p.m.having had a long day getting here and to find Godze Yachting still working frantically on cleaning the boat after all the work they have been doing over the winter.  As I was (now slowly improving) suffering from woman 'flu i.e. a really bad cold, I was not happy but some fellow Linssen owners appeared with offers off a cold beer and it saved the day.

Wednesday 08 May

GY still finishing off work, polishing and cleaning boat and therefore a delay going into the water until Thursday but  possibly a good thing as sorting out all the small glitches including the fact that they had anti-fouled over the depth counter. Weather good to start with but  clouded over and we were quite grateful.

Thursday 09 May

Still waiting to go back into water at 12 noon no idea why - but GY still clarting on touching up paint work, unblocking deck drain holes and generally being very helpful.  Now cleaning dinghy. The only part of the boat not getting any attention is inside. I am wondering if we stay here long enough GY will be kind enough to get cracking inside too. It seems that there is chaos in the marina as it is now full on the water and nowhere to put the boats that are waiting to go back in, Needless to say no-one seems to actually want to go anywhere in their boats.  In the end we had to resort to bribery as there was no sign of the hoist coming to get us and finally at 5.30 p.m. we took the 'splash'. A new expression we had not heard before with regard to the boat being launched - American allegedly.

The Captain on the way to taking 'the splash' on board Sequel

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Friday 10 May

A trip into Marmaris - in parts a truly horrible place with very horrible fellow countrymen -  I resolved to speak French if anyone spoke to me - that is how bad they were - to buy a Turkish mobile dongle (mifi) as all sorts of bureaucracy involved with using the one we already have and then an afternoon spent trying to put the cover back on the bimini, fortunately rescued by two GY personnel who saved us from some considerable marital disharmony. And a final evening with Geoff and Ann (fellow Linssen owners) which was lovely.

Saturday 11 May

Left Marmaris Yat Marin at 9.10 a.m. for a six hour trip to Gocek and D-Marin. Weather good but quite a brisk chilly wind from the west which helped us along and speedometer actually hit 9 knots at one stage.  Unfortunately Gocek covered in cloud and treated to a storm on arrival.  Final preparations for arrival of FCP which involved emptying her cabin of two(?) printers and eight flat fenders and a ladder.