And now it’s Bodrum time. Mehmet, whom I met through a post opened in Couchrail during the winter months, is waiting for me on his boat in Bodrum.. I plan to rest on Mehmet’s boat for a few days and relieve road fatigue.
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Fish and First Meeting
Mehmet’s boat keeps Balık on alarga at Paşatarlası in front of Bodrum Castle. I haven’t been able to live in the sea since I sold my boat and I miss it so much. When I land in Bodrum, Mehmet and his friend Mali come to pick me up by boat.. As soon as I get on the boat, they leave me and go to the next boat.. All of a sudden, a huge gulet is left to me.. I leave myself to the deep blue waters.
Boat charter boat design. There are two closed and three open cabins.. It has two bathrooms. Rear cockpit is huge. There is even an oven and an ice machine in the kitchen.. No, so. I say let me help the kids with dinner, but “do you have to do something?” they spray me. I’m not used to sitting around doing nothing.
Since I’ve spent three years on a stool, cooking on my own boat all the time.. Like princesses, I enjoy the sea and Bodrum Castle in the middle of nowhere.. My hair smells of iodine. The boat is in such a beautiful blue that I can’t describe it.. As the sun sets over Bodrum Castle, the boat is gently swaying.
Amraa and the Boat People
As the sun sets, our table is festive with Lisa and Ege on the next boat.. Lisa is a British. He has bought a boat, lives on his own boat Amraa during the summers, and is only 22 years old.. A tiny little girl. I have a lot of respect for what you’ve done. I’ve been here for a few days but days are chasing days. We started to live a communal life with friends coming and going on a Lisa’s boat and a Mehmet’s boat.. Sometimes we fell asleep on the deck, sometimes on Lisa’s boat, sometimes in the cabin.. Nobody says go. I’m not saying to go either.. Grills are lit in the evening. When I want to share the costs, I sit with the look I get from Mehmet. They don’t make me spend a penny.
And finally we learn that the next day there will be wind. we will sail. Fish is a 50 year old boat. something like classic. As we sway past the Bodrum Castle’, we open our sails when we find the wind we are looking for in the open.. Everyone knows very well what to do. They’re running left and right. So beautiful to watch them. I decide to take sailing training.
Orak Island
We are going to Orak Island. Exactly 26 years ago, when these children were away, I went to Orak Island.. Back then, this island was a distant route in Bodrum.. There were two types of tours.. One is Aquarium side and the other is Orak Island.. Exactly 26 years later, the transformation has been so amazing. It is given this name because it is in the shape of a full sickle when viewed from a bird’s eye view.. There is no settlement here. only rabbits live. No connection to land. It is two hours away from Bodrum.
Such a light blue prevails here. It must be the white sands. They call it the Maldives of Bodrum. Make sure to take a mask and flippers with you and watch this blue under the water, the fishes. I can’t get enough of swimming, diving and climbing. We stayed in Orak Island with other boats for one night.. We slept under a moonlight. As the stars overhead and the cheerful voices of children mingle with the sound of the waves, I feel at peace.. I like to live in the sea.
At the entrance of the bay, there is a rocky area in the middle.. I swim there the next day. From there I look at Orak Island and the bay and boats. A wonderful sight. This is the boat road and it’s quite open.. I shouldn’t have gone alone. Don’t you go. On the way back, the people I talked to at sea ask about the rocks.. The man who learned that I had swam there, probably thinking I wouldn’t hear it, says, “What a liver, the woman has it”.. How does he know that I do extreme sports.
So relaxing. Tired of weeks. Daily boat tours come here a lot.. There are at least 30 people on these boats.. It gets very crowded during the day.. 100 TL with the meal consisting of chicken, fish and meatball menus.. They were taking off from Bodrum. Of course, it is not possible to find the serenity I found, but it is a way to see this place. While I am diving and sunbathing on the boat, our children are cooking in the back, in the shade.. He is chatting. At one point, Mehmet comes to me and says: “They are constantly looking at you from other boats.. Who is this woman? You’re on your own when there are dozens of people in all. We cook in the back just like the employees.”. Wow friend you can’t do it if you pay money. I’m laughing and enjoying it.
Couchsurfing System
From Mali and Aegean Bodrum. They have always worked on boats since they were children.. They make delicious food. Mehmet is one of the deep-rooted families of Izmir.. Mehmet is my age. I didn’t know anyone until a few days ago. How did you trust? there will be those who say. Man reveals himself. The Couchrail system also works with the reference system. This is a group working on Facebook used in Turkey.. Let’s say one of the side branches of the Interrail group. It includes travelers like me.. Of course, like me, you don’t stay for 5 days.. We normally stay for a night or two to rest, sleep, take a shower.. The boat thing is so extreme.. The place we normally stay is a house.
We set sail again at the magnificent sunset while returning. It’s really different to sail in the dark of night.. I was going to leave the boat that night. I was going to meet with a friend who lives in Bodrum, but when the children scatter, the return time is late and the boat is full of new people, the departure is in the morning.. We are in Alarga because. If someone doesn’t get me ashore by boat, I’ll have to swim out.
We’re having the most fun on our last night.. I realize I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time. When I left the next day, there was no bitterness in my heart.. I don’t know how they felt, but I’m used to living like this. I guess because I’m used to it from my old life. I stayed on the boat I came for a few days for 5 nights and 6 days.. Nobody said to go, I guess I didn’t want to go either.
My Sofia
We meet with my sister Emel, who lives in Bodrum, and we go to Akbuk, which I love very much.. I sold my boat to someone living in Bodrum. I know you are in Akyarlar. When I call him to see his latest version, he says “I’m anchoring in Akbuk”. When I turned my head, it was anchoring in the cove.. The world is really small. My beautiful daughter was swimming in the clear waters of the Aegean, freed from the dirty waters of Marmara.. There is a twist inside the person that I can’t explain. I’m swimming to Sofia. It’s so beautiful. I’m sitting on your puruva. This Bodrum adventure takes place between two boats.. We spend the evening in the most beautiful place in Gumusluk.
I’m leaving Bodrum with great memories, new friendships, a rested body and I can’t thank you enough…