Aperlae to Cakil Beach
Starting km: 204
Finishing km: 222
Distance walked: 18km
Almost the entire day was spent walking through what looked like a giant natural rock garden. And while some of it was climbing over the rocks or pushing through the predictably spiky plants, a lot of it was just walking along flat manicured (or so it seemed) trails.
Along the way were lots of little bays. Not sure if the somewhat murky character of the water was due to the previous night's thunderstorms or if they just aren't the brilliant turquoise of most of the rest of the sea 'round here.
We had two quick visits to small tourist towns on the coast, Ucagiz and Kalakoy. The former has a road leading to it, but is most easily reached by boat or foot, and the latter has no road access at all. They both seemed like really lovely places. It seems like the farther along the coast you go from Kalkan, the nicer the tourist towns become.
Kalakoy is also home to a 14th century Genoese(!) castle, which shares the hilltop behind the town with the biggest concentration of Lucian tombs we've yet seen. I'm in danger of getting tombed out! Just off shore of Kalakoy are further remains of the Lycian city of Kekova, dropped there after its abandonment by a series of earthquakes.
We ended the day at lovely little beach at the end of a narrow bay. The stones of the beach are made of well rounded marble!
Quite a few mosquitos here, but multiple squadrons of dragonflies are doing their best to keep them at bay.
Oh! Almost forgot! Shortly before stopping for the day we crossed the official (by the gpx track we're using for navigation) halfway point!
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