Saturday 23 July 2011

Kalkan again!

We're back!  
 
Right now, at 7 am I'm sitting looking across Kalamar bay, listening to the sound of a boat chugging across the perfectly calm blue sea.  It's just the most wonderful view and is very high on the list of my top things about Kalkan.
Also up there on my list is the people here.  How can it be that almost everyone here is so friendly happy and laid back?  That's locals and visitors.  Amazing that this little place can have such a good vibe!

So, what else?  Well yesterday we went to the Kalamar Beach club where we were lucky enough to get sunbeds right next to the sea with a view across the bay to die for (yes, I know I'm a bit of sucker for views!)  My snorkling kit came out and I had my first encounter of the year with the underwater world of the Turkish Mediterranean.  We also had a yummy cheese pie snack and a few drinks and all this came to around £15 - sunbed and free pedalos etc included - plus a free taxi back to our apartment.  The friendly and of so efficient staff even patched up my other half when he managed to hurt himself jumping off one of the rafts. (Must teach him how to dive...)

Next, restaurants.  Well, the plan was eat out less and eat in more, but we've failed miserably on that score and have eaten out each night.  All 3 meals were great and 2 of them were nice and cheap!  Ali Baba's the first night gave us a chance to sample lots of different very tasty Turkish dishes, whilst the beautifully sited Fener cafe - we sat overlooking the sea - provided us with just what we fancied last night - chicken shish kebab, 2 seafood tagliatelle and a cheese burger washed down with a bottle of wine, a couple of Efes and some soft drinks for under £50 (there are 4 of us).  It was also lovely to go back to Doy Doy -even if just for a drink this time, although I can't wait to get there for a meal!
Our expensive meal (and it was a bit ouch) was at Bread and more on the Kalamar road.  It was a great night out with live music provided by 2 talented Turkish musicians.  The food was excellent - meze starters followed by Turkish specialities, all of which we enjoyed. But most of my memories of the evening are of the waiters with their great floor show as they danced to the musicians and encouraged others to join in.  It was fun and apparently happens every Friday!  The reason it was expensive was the wine we consumed - too much... I can't quite remember the bill - it was my turn to pay - but just as it arrived I started to feel a little strange so my other half was landed with it!


I do have an excuse - which leads to another accolade for Kalkan.  I acquired a gammy leg (from an insect bite) the day before my hols, so I was already armed with antibiotics and other paraphanalia when I arrived.  But it clearly needed some treatment once I'd arrived here and I have been so grateful and impressed with the people who have helped me out - Turkish and English.  I suspect that I should not have been mixing the drink and drugs though on our night at Bread and more...
All in all it's been a brilliant start to our holiday and I'm sure I will update again later on. 

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