Sun, Sea, Sand and Sun Burn

Not an ice cream van but a pan cake boat.
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After not more then 2.5 hours sleep karina and myself woke to see off the other group, after holding back the tears (just joking) and being trusted with the tip money I staggered back to bed .I can’t have slept more then a further 30 minutes before being woken up by my stomach going into tight, tight knots .Karina was in the bathroom, I tried in vain to find another bathroom but it was useless .I took a deep breath and asked Karina if she minded, I couldn’t wait. She was cool about it, as long as I didn’t flush. Leaving Karina with firm instructions not to lift the lid, just flush. I felt such a relief.

Butterfly Valley.
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Back on the bus it was such a hard decision to decide where to sit, with just Karina and Yavuz. I remember it being really cold on the bus due to the air conditioning, but it was too much effort to close the vents .I just slept in my coat wishing for my hangover to lift.

Butterfly valley was one the places a few people had mentioned that must be seen .In the park there is a 60m high waterfall and some unique butterflies but owing to the fact that I left my money on the boat, the furthest I got was the pebble beach

Calm from the rough seas.
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It was really strange at the service station, as Karina hid in the toilets I had no one to walk around with and look at all the random products in the shop .On tours that i have been on there seems to have been this unwritten rule that the driver and guide sit separate and smoke .As I took a deep breath to go and join them Yavuz obviously noted my anxiety and pulled out a chair to welcome me in .It was hard that I wasn’t feeling very talkative, all I wanted to do was get back on the bus and go back to sleep.

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Arriving in Fethiye , to heat struck me as I stepped of the bus still wearing my coat .We were late joining the boat , a Turkish half ten .We were rushed on the boat , still wearing my coat walking up the plank my bag was not on properly and I nearly toppled of the side . Luckily some fellow guests came to my aid i must have looked like such a mess, great first impression.

Our cabin was really cute, very cosy. I was really surprised that it was ensuite , the shower hung above the wash basin .It was strange but I immediately felt unsettled on the boat  maybe neally falling of the gang plank was a sign.Karina and my self dived to the mattresses at the front of the boat to pass out .It was nice to feel the warm sun on our bodies after all the cloud we have had experience,we were very lame as we both counted to three before stripping to our bikinis .After meeting so few English people on the trip I was secretly gutted to meet Roland, however he was to become one of my closest friends on the boat even if he was a real chav he was also in my opinion to most normal.

The sun had neally dissappeared.
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After lunch which I struggled with and having to explain to people that I was not sea sick we stopped at Butterfly Valley.Butterfly valley was one the places a few people had mentioned that must be seen .In the park there is a 60m high waterfall and some unique butterflies but owing to the fact that I left my money on the boat, the furthest I got was the pebble beach .I have no recollection how long I passed out but upon waking I immediately felt the effects of too much sun.

The sea’s became increasingly rough and the decision was made not to make any more stops but instead to head straight to where we were going to put anchor for the night .I enjoyed the rough sea's probably because i was one of the few people that do not suffer from sea sickness.I regret I can’t remember where we stopped but it was in a sheltered lagoon surrounded by hills and a tiny island with some old ruins .We hiked up the ruins for sunset and it was well worth the effort of slipping in flip flops as the views and the show that the sun put on setting was beautiful and very peaceful.