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The Lycian Coast

Monday 31st March

We went for a walk along the sandbar on the river at Iztuzu and saw some birds and a few flowers. There were many footprints in the sand, of birds, reptiles, crabs and possible a mustelid who may have been hunting for small crabs. There were some good photographic opportunities.

Toll hut on the river?

World signpost

Palm

Footmarks

Lacy waves

Crab's front door hole

Patterns

Footmarks

Sea Holly - eryngium maritimum

Euphorbia paralias

I took many shots around this area which I will develop

Medicago marina

Erodium acaule?

Black beetle

Beautiful recession

Dune grass

Mustelid footprints - animal possibly hunting for crabs

Patterns

Pinus nigra

Acacia

We had a late breakfast at the hotel and started the drive to the new one. We were able to stop and snap the turtle statue.

The Turtle statue

Symmetry

Palm

Objects of desire

We sped past the mosque

Housing and shops

Turkey poly-tunnel capital of the world

Mountains in the background

We had a picnic at Pinara then walked up the hill to see the Roman theatre and tombs. P & H had some scary moments on the rocks, straying from the proper path. P left his camera at the lunch spot, but Phil saved the day.

Ophrys fusca

Cistus salvifolius

Ophrys lutea minoa / sicula

Euphorbia characias

Orchis anatolica

Tortoise

Daphne sericea

Orchis italica

Orchis anatolica

Reptilian leaf possibly Carthamus dentatus

The Theatre at the archaeological site

Allium neopolitanum

Gully

Olive trees

Euphorbia characias

Theatre

Southern Comma female

Ophrys fusca ssp. iricolor

Tomb

Bas relief above the entrance to the tomb

Tomb entrance

Ophrys ferrum-equinum

Cistus salvifolius

detail

Tordylium apulum

Anagallis arvensis - Blue pimpernel

Vicia?

Meeting point for the minibus

The new Hotel in Kaş, The Hideaway Hotel, is very comfortable; we failed to turn up to the briefing and were told off by management. The shower was particularly enjoyable. Dinner too was excellent and we had the first good cup of coffee. The Restaurant is on the roof to give a view of the sea.

Squeezed orange juice in the morning was a joy too. They had Marmite, but it was a little elderly having set solidly in its jar.