This restaurant at the ”far end of the bay ” was recommended to us.  There are 2 others in the bay.

When we arrived men from the restaurant came to catch our lines and then bring tea.  Randal, Bertha and Claes preferred beer so that was brought to the boat too.   Afternoon activities were a swim and rest for Bertha and Claes; a nap for Randal; and I went off on a hike to find the donkeys.  Then it was time for dinner at 7 at the restaurant.

Bertha was trying to show one of the restaurant staff how to use her phone for photos.  This group photo was with my camera.  Notice below the name DoraMac it now says, London UK which is where she will be registered.  And most likely she will receive a new name that reflect a strong meaning for Claes and Bertha and their family.

Crystal clear water and very rocky beaches

Docking is free but you are expected to eat at the restaurant.  Free toilets and showers are also available.  This set up is not unusual along the coast.

Relaxing with a bottle of red just before dinner. 

A charming fun waiter and a wonderful assortment of meze.  We shared two orders of grilled fish and two orders of calamari but the meze would have been quite enough!

Earlier in the afternoon I’d gone for a walk to find the donkeys.  These three seemed quite friendly and had I some carrots or apples I could have fed them.

It’s very desolate and only approachable by boat.  I climbed up to some of the walls until something hissed at me quite loudly at which point I quickly backed down the hillside.  Whether it was a snake or some hissing beetles, I didn’t stick around to find out. 

Randal and I went for a quick walk before we left late Saturday morning.

Practice deploying and retrieving the paravane stabilizers.

Only rough seas call for the stabilizers but Bertha and Claes wanted to learn the process while Randal was there to teach them. They handled it quite easily. While Claes prevented the metal fish from touching the sides of the boat Bertha reeled them in far faster than I ever did without even breaking a sweat. I was truly impressed!!!

I’ve never been able to take photos of this process as Randal and I were too busy doing it ourselves and there isn’t time to stop for photos.

Lowering the dinghy and dingy motor

Our second morning we left the dock and dropped anchor in the bay. Claes and Bertha wanted to see how we lowered and then re-secured the dinghy.

Bertha creating gourmet lunches!!!!

Bertha loves to cook and our lunch meals were just wonderful!

She and I had made a trip to the Thursday market the day before so there were fresh fruits, vegetables, olives, cheese and herbs for the wonderful dishes she created. Randal’s “welcome aboard” pecan pie was for dessert.

Bertha and Claes on their boat DoraMac!

We shared the special bottle of wine they’d brought for the occasion just before our celebratory dinner at Neighbors when we returned back to Marmaris.

The hand is quicker than the camera. No frozen anything slapped on the grill: here it’s all from scratch! Slices are shaved from the grilled chicken and lamb rotisseries for many of the dishes. Roanoke needs this!

The giant cheese, mushroom, tomato omelet with the basket of bread was for me! All of it!!! I ate the cucumber and tomato and 2/3 of the omelet. Ben çok doluydu. I was very full!!!

Jane hosted some of the ladies for dinner because Colin wanted to treat us. She and Coni were doing a strange dance trying not to block each other in the photo. Grace and Gwen watch the antics. You can see the blue stack of the huge Thompson cruise ship in the backside of A Dock.

Coni has the most amazing T-shirt collection. Popeye with bling!

In 2013, our first year in Netsel (second time in Marmaris) we sort of met Susie and Dave. Well Susie anyway. We were berthed quay-side just near the marina entrance and restaurant row I was out hanging laundry for everyone to see. Susie and a friend walked by. We made enough of a memorable contact that our next meeting reminded both of us of the laundry! That meeting was in Nisyros, Greece where Susie and David caught our lines when we pulled up to the town dock. We were very new to Med mooring so that was very helpful. Susie and David live near London so we exchanged cards thinking to meet up and lo and behold, they came to visit us at St Katherine’s Dock. They time-share ownership of a sailboat and were cruising near the Marmaris area when recent rough weather brought them into Netsel for the night. They were pulled up at the fuel dock when David noticed our boat and came to say hello. We were invited to their boat for drinks and meet their longtime friends Anne and Piero who had joined them for some sailing.

We had a very lovely time during which I had my first Pimm’s # 1. Quite good I must say. I had 2 small glasses and could walk and talk afterwards so it’s not so strong….? Not totally unlike Sangria only better I think.

“Pimm’s No. 1, a gin-based liqueur, is named after James Pimm, the bar owner who created it in the mid 1800s. By the 1860s, it was bottled. Why “No. 1”? Well, at one point, there were other “cups,” numbered 2 through 6, based on brandy, rum and other spirits.

But the No. 1, a reddish tonic with citrusy and bitter notes, has always been the star, and it is not quite like anything else on the shelf. Over the years, it has developed a reputation as a quintessentially British refresher, consumed in ungodly amounts every year at Wimbledon.” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/dining/the-pimms-cup-grows-in-popularity-as-a-summer-cocktail.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkadvice/10914086/How-to-make-the-perfect-Pimms.html

We made a plan to meet at 9:30 next morning at Kahve Dünyası before they left the next day to continue their sailing in what was to be better weather.

Randal Susie and Dave who was game enough to try a mug of Salep at my recommendation.

Piero and Ann ( I am hopefully spelling his name anywhere near what it really is )