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Of all the anchorages along the Hisaronu Peninsula, Keci Buku was the gem. This beautiful sheltered bay reminded us of the Pacific Northwest and Desolation Sound. We anchored behind the small island in the bay, and one morning hiked up to the top of its Byzantine fort where we had magnificent views of Keci Buku. At night over the hills we could see the loom of Marmaris as we were only about 14 miles away as the crow flies, but by boat we had traveled 65 nautical miles around the Hisaronu Peninsula to reach Keci Buku.

Kuhela

Sunday, September 2, we started heading west along the southern coastline of the Datca Peninsula, a very long, narrow, mountainous stretch of land protruding westward from the Hisaronu Peninsula. Even though the prevailing winds were northerly, upon rounding the end of this long peninsula the winds tended to turn easterly and follow the coastline. As we wished to go west, this meant our waiting for the right weather window before moving on to each new anchorage. With winds generally stronger in the afternoon, early morning starts were the norm.

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