Today we only had a relatively short distance to cover so we headed off in completely the wrong direction.

The reason for this was to try and watch a bit of a “Marmaris Week” race.

We needed to head off to a bay we had planned to snorkel in so we turned down wind the same way the race would go. The difference between pure racing yachts and our cruiser is illustrated by the fact that the leaders started several miles behind and overtook us within an hour.
After 4 hours great sailing we anchored up for some snorkeling.

We took the obligatory fish pictures….

And some video

https://youtu.be/Fj8B0tokptY

Then 15 minutes motoring to our stop for the night. As you enter this bay each of the 5 restaurants has someone stood on their jetty waving a flag to guide you in. The deal is you get free mooring, electricity and water in exchange for eating in their restaurant and shopping in their mini market. With so few people about at the end of the season  competition is fierce any year but the news of the refugee crisis has hit tourism in the whole Eastern Mediterranean hard so it is probably even more fierce this year.

We can’t change the refugee problem but we can at least help the economy while enjoying wonderful food and the odd beer.