Turkey's Magical Hideaways  June 1 - 17, 2016
 
 
 
 
June 10, 2016   Visit Kayakoy • Hike to Soguk Su • Cruise to Gemiler Island
This morning we cruise along the craggy Mediterranean coast. We make a landing on a small beach in the Bay of Gemiler, and drive to a
spot near
Kayakoy, a Greek “ghost town.”

From here, we begin our hike to Kayakoy, on a rarely used trail that follows the side of a hill full of carob trees, thyme, and bay, with
incredible vistas of inlets and lacy coastline. Anatolian Greeks once inhabited this city of about 600 houses. During the 1920s, the entire
population was relocated to Greece in the aftermath of the Turkish War of Independence. It is an eerie and moving place, a tragic reminder
of how politics can affect human lives.
Explore Turkey's coastline on a hike to Kayakoy
Leaving Kayakoy, we hike down a winding path to a cove at Soguk Su, where our gulet will be waiting for us. We enjoy lunch on board, and
in the afternoon we cruise to nearby
Gemiler Island, where we visit a sixth-century Byzantine monastery and ancient churches and
refectories. If you like, you can hike to the top of the island for a breathtaking view of the azure channel below. We return to our gulet in the
afternoon, and you may have time for a brief swim before dinner.
(From OAT Day-to-Day Itinerary)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
上帆船的第四天早上, 小船把我們送到岸上,
我們先去 ghost town 玩,然後在這個島上 hiking,
 
 
 
 
 
上岸,我們的汽車已經在這裡等了,導遊時間安排得很準,
我們要坐車去 ghost town,
 
 
 
海灣景色,
 
 
 
 
 
===  Kayakiru Island - ghost town ===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ghost town 路邊的小販。
土耳其的路邊小販多是婦女看管,
她們態度都很好,安安靜靜的,從來不會向遊客推銷東西,很有禮貌,
這一點上,我很欣賞他們,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ghost town 範圍很大,都是很破舊的房子,晚上來玩的話會很恐怖,
 
 
 
 
導遊在解說 ghost town 玩好後下一個 hiking 的難度,
若有人不願去,她就要安排汽車來接走,並且聯絡帆船,派他們開小船來接回去帆船休息,
hiking 的難度較大,聿罇考慮後決定不參加這個 hiking,要先回帆船去,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ghost town 的一位老婦,
從她的眼神,你可以感覺她心裡的平靜與安詳,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===  Hiking - Ghost Town  ===
 
 
我們開始另一個 hiking,
 
 
 
這個hiking聿罇沒參加,幸好她沒來,因為很不好走,
都是大塊的岩石,腳不好著力,
很多地方路也不明顯,路邊上常有刺人的野草,
男生還好,因為穿長褲,女生露著兩條小腿,會被刺刮到。

此地風景很好,我還是蠻欣賞的,
 
 
 
雖然路難走,高高低低的,但景色非常好,
 
 
 
路都是斜坡的,腳很難著力,要很當心,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
到 hiking 的終點了,
 
 
 
 
 
hiking結束坐小船回去,
聿罇已經先回帆船了,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Swimming time  ===
 
每天中午或下午都留有一到兩個鐘頭讓大家游泳,
除了聿罇外,我們每個人,包括導遊,都跳到海水裡。
女生一個個身上都是肥油,在海水裡都不會沈下去的,看她們漂來漂去,翻過來翻過去的游泳,像是如魚得水,
老姚瘦得只剩一把老骨頭,地中海的鹽水也浮他不起來,
只能穿上保命的救身衣,到也身輕如飛魚,
難得的能在地中海一展泳技!
 
 
 
 
聿罇不游泳,可能在打她的網上麻將,到也自得其樂,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
我們的船長在展示他海釣的戰果 --  兩條小海魚,
 
 
 
 
 
小帆船四天的活動是這次旅遊的精華,老姚有這四位女生陪伴,在此渡過四天美妙時光,永難忘懷,
 
 
 
 
晚餐後,美麗的落日晚霞,這是我們在帆船上的最後一晚,明天就要下船了,