Kas Turkey

Kas Turkey


We just spent a couple of days in Kas which is a small tourist town way down on the southern coast of Turkey. It is tucked into a curved bay with a Greek island just a couple of kms offshore. Again, this is a very upscale place as seen by the hotels, restaurants and cafes. There were still a few tourists around including lots of families.

One of the many shops we saw when we walked through the main square

Kas doesn’t have any sandy beaches but lots of places to jump into the turquoise water which is still quite warm. Kas is located in the Lycian part of Turkey and surprisingly littered with old sarcophagi as well as tombs all over the town. The streets are quite charming with little shops everywhere. It also has an ancient theater at the top of the hill to which we climbed on our first night here. One thing about this trip are the number of times we have climbed up and down to see ancient ruins as well as underground cities.

A house built on top of an ancient tomb

The centuries old theatre overlooking the harbour,we could just imagine the performances that had taken place there

Our accommodations are quite nice as well, a small hotel almost at the end of the town away from the center overlooking the sea with a nice swimming pool and bar. Both evenings were warm enough for short pants and a shawl, a treat to sit out without flies or freezing!

View from our balcony

Our second day the sun was hot and the sky was clear which was perfect for our day on the bay. We took a minibus to a nearby town that has established itself as a base for boating and sea kayaking. We had a great boat with only our group and two others and we thoroughly enjoyed the day by…

Swimming

Don looks as if he is holding on for dear life!

Meanwhile I really enjoyed my swim

Sunbathing

This was a great way to spend a sunny day on the water

Eating

The crew prepared some side dishes to go with our grilled kebabs

Sailing over sunken cities

Along this coastline there is a sunken city as a result of an eathquake centuries ago. Turkey is a country that is still known for earthquakes.

Climbing of course

Another picture of ancient ruins

Don climbed with part of the group to an old city on top of the hill

While I sat in the village and took in the sights.

The cats are waiting for lunch

Tonight we had a free night to our own devices so we set out to find a nice seafood restaurant which we did. It was the first time we had eaten octopus and the shrimps were done just right over charcoal.

Grilled octopus...it tastes like chicken

This stop was quite pleasant as we were by the water and the more we are away from the ocean the more we miss it.