Once we boarded the bus, we discovered the air condition was not really functioning. It was just blowing the hot air around. Then, we waited and waited around to see if the driver was going to be able to fill the two empty seats in the bus. He didn't, so he left the station and slowly, slowly crept along the streets of Antalya, hoping someone would flag him down. He also took cargo from various people which was delivered to other people who were waiting down the line. Ah, the joys of international travel! To make a long story short: the trip was long and sweaty. At least it gave us time to get to know our fellow passengers better!
When we arrived in Kas, we were dropped at the bus station and then had to walk about 20 minutes in the heat with our bags, uphill, until we reached our hotel. We checked in JUST in time to enjoy the sunset from our balconies, making the long uncomfortable trip worth it!!!
We had dinner at a great local restaurant called Smiley's, where we were treated to great service, and even better food! We had a few drinks and then called it a night after our long travel day!
The following morning, we were up in time to meet a shuttle bus that took us to a nearby town called Kekova in order to catch a boat that was to take us and some other people out into the gorgeous waters off Turkey. We were not able to venture too far from the shores of Turkey, because Greece has several islands not far off the coast, which extends their territorial waters. Although we had to stay in Turkey's territorial waters, we were not disappointed. First, we were taken to a swimming hole where the water was so blue. We found out that the color turquoise actually comes from a French word describing the color of the waters off the coast of Turkey. In a word: gorgeous.
We then were taken to another swimming spot, then had lunch, then were taken to a natural spring that poured frigid, fresh water into the ocean. We braved getting doused with the water by an all-too-eager Turkish girl because we were told it would make us look young! After this experience, we were taken to the site of a sunken city, which no longer stands as a result of an earthquake. The earthquake happened thousands of years ago, and the town sank into the sea.
Seeing the sunken city was a unique experience and made us feel a bit like Indiana Jones exploring a new temple or something!
After the sunken city, they showed us a cave where pirates used to hide out.
Then we were taken to a small island where a castle was built as a lookout hundreds of years ago. We enjoyed some ice cream (which was a welcomed treat, as the day was another scorcher) and the views of the castle.
Afterwards, we were taken to one last swimming hole before we headed back to the van and back to Kas. We enjoyed another meal, drinks, and then bed, as we had another long travel day the following day.
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