October break

C and I had ourselves a wee holiday last week, we went off to Turkey. Icemeler on the Mediterranean coast. Didn't really know what to expect,but we were pleasantly surprised. OK Icemeler is a tourist town, I think it was created entirely to meet tourist needs. having said that it is a lot smaller than Marmaris it's neighbouring big town which really is a tourist centre.
Icemeler is a manageable size, has more restaurants per head of population than anywhere I think I have ever been, but operates at a fairly slow pace. We had a boat trip around the bay stopping off at various small bays for a swim from the boat, mind you the water was pretty chilly even there. I invested in a snorkel and mask and had a rare time watching the fish swim around me. We visited a phosphorous cave (didn't see much phosphorous but then it was broad daylight...) still the water was a lovely shade.
Back on shore we spoiled ourselves with fresh fish. No relation to those we had seen in the bay earlier that day! Strange thing about the Mediterranean, you hardly seem to see any shells on the shore, I managed to find a few small ones when snorkelling, but nothing very special and we noticed the same over the past few years when we were in Naples,Crete and Corfu.