{"id":5462,"date":"2015-04-17T12:44:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T12:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=5462"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","slug":"gombe-and-patara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=5462","title":{"rendered":"Gombe and Patara"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Sow<\/a>
Snow covered mountains behind the mosque at Gombe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We took a day away from boat chores yesterday and rented a car and explored nearby sites with Melinda and Dave of Sassoon.\u00a0 A nice Fiat 4-door sedan is only 25 euros this time of year.\u00a0 Our trip took us west along the D400 coast highway past Kalkan to the beach and ancient Lycian city of Patara.\u00a0 The Lycian civilization goes back more than 3000 years. On the way we stopped for a look at Kaputas Beach in between\u00a0Ka\u00c5\u0178 and Kalkan.\u00a0 From Patara we took the road up into the mountains to the small town of Gombe, locally famous for its cherries, apples, and other orchard fruit.\u00a0 At Patara Beach it was 72 F and sunny, the warmest day this year, but 90 minutes away in Gombe the mountains were covered in snow and we were wearing coats over our fleeces, with warm hats.\u00a0 The road down to\u00a0Ka\u00c5\u0178 from Gombe was particularly beautiful — covered in pines, views of snow capped peaks, and the occasional herd of goats crossing the road.\u00a0 We left the marina at 10 am and were back at 7 pm the same day.<\/p>\n

\"Kaputas<\/a>
Kaputas Beach on the Ka\u00c5\u0178 – Kalkan road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Laura<\/a>
Laura at the ancient Lycian temple at Patara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Temple<\/a>
Temple coliseum at Patara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Some<\/a>
Some friendly young Americans who just finished hiking the Lycian Trail (Patara)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"On<\/a>
On the road above Kalkan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View from the barrage (dam) at Gombe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The trail above Gombe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
Dave, Melinda, and Laura on the trail above Gombe\u00a0 We saw no one else on the trail that afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The boat is almost ready to put to sea.\u00a0 Easterly winds are predicted for Sunday and Monday and we will use that opportunity to sail to Goekova Limani, the long, narrow bay on which the city of Datca is located.\u00a0 We will leave at 1 am Sunday or Monday morning so we can still arrive in daylight at our destiination.<\/p>\n

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M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We took a day away from boat chores yesterday and rented a car and explored nearby sites with Melinda and Dave of Sassoon.\u00a0 A nice Fiat 4-door sedan is only 25 euros this time of year.\u00a0 Our trip took us west along the D400 coast highway past Kalkan to the beach and ancient Lycian city … <\/p>\n

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