From Cappadocia, we got a bus to Antalya, stayed overnight to break up the trip a bit, then left again the next day on another bus to Kas (pronounced cash). We arrived early afternoon and after settling in to our accommodation, we caught a dolmus (pronounced dol-moosh) into the main part of town to grab some food. A dolmus is a minibus that you just flag down anywhere and you can jump off wherever. We had a wander through the town and bought ourselves a snorkel and goggles each, and a Turkish towel, had some lunch, then headed back to the accommodation.
One of the lovely streets of Kas
We headed down to the pebble beach that's just 100 meters down the road. It was fairly artificially maintained (by that I mean there were maintained gardens, levelled grassed areas, sun beds and umbrellas lined up neatly that you could hire and a cafe/restaurant), which was fine, just different to Australian ones we're used to. By this time it was after 7pm and there were still people everywhere, because the days are so long and its still so warm of an evening. The water was delicious; so warm and clear! We had a snorkel and a swim and headed back home.
The pebble beach just 100 metres down the road from where we stayed in Kas
Cafes and markets in Kas
We both loved the place we stayed at. The room was basic; a bed and a bathroom. But that's all we needed considering we were just sleeping there. But it was the communal areas we loved. The pension sat on a hill overlooking the water. There were mismatched tables and chairs scattered down the levelled hill, shady from all the fruit trees and bougainvilleas. This is where we had our breakfast each morning. Some of the produce they served for brekkie was picked straight from the tree. When we asked whether they grew their figs (because they were the most delicious figs we'd ever had. Ever.) they insisted we took a bag of figs. We didn't refuse, and were so glad!
The freshest and most delicious figs we've ever had. And yes, we ate them in one sitting.
The next morning we headed back to the beach down the road, and spent a good few hours there. Back at the pension, we found ourselves a shady spot and chilled out with a book. The owners brought out a fruit plate for us. They are just too lovely! We finished the day by catching the dolmus into town and having dinner.
Waiting for the dolmus just outside our accommodation. The view is ok.
Having a tea, Tukish style at the pension. This was where we enjoyed our breakfast each morning.
Our final day in Kas was a good one! We took an organised boat trip from a little village near Kas called Ucagiz where we got on the boat and headed to a bay for a swim and a snorkel. The whole day was basically a repeat of this! They also swung the boat past Kekova, a little uninhabited island where you can see partly sunken ruins from a city hit by an earthquake in the 2nd Century. Diving and swimming are prohibited because the area is protected. They provided an awesome lunch on the boat, and after 5-6 swimming/snorkelling stops, we stopped at an island called Kalekoy. This village is only accessible by boat. We walked up to the top of the hill for a view down to the water.
The view from the top of the hill on Kalekoy Island
On the way back down we stopped for home made ice cream; mulberry, orange and lemon. Back on the boat we stopped again once more for a swim, just for good measure! It was a massive day, dropping us back to our accommodation at about 7 pm.
Once we were home we went to jump on the dolmus to get dinner in town, but it was so full! So we had to walk the 3 kms into town. Safe to say we slept well that night.
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