Today we walked around Kaş, even though it was quite a rainy
morning. The local Friday market was out
in force, protected by tarps, and seems to be where the locals buy their
vegetables and fruits, honey and molasses, and other local products as well as
carpet and tires! But the rain drove us
on, and we ducked in and out of shops for a while when it poured the
hardest. By early afternoon the rain had
largely stopped and we walked around the harbor front accompanied by a dog that
adopted us along the way. Dogs as well
as cats are numerous in these small towns.
With a few kind words and
scratches behind his ears, this one stayed
with us for quite a while and it was quite amusing watching him
(unsuccessfully) stalk cats.
After we grabbed a kebap wrap for lunch, the sun came out
and we walked over to the small Greek amphitheater not far from our hotel, and
up the adjacent hill behind it that contained tombs dating from the 4th
century B.C. Later we scaled a few
hillsides on the other side of
town to see the even older Lycian rock tombs,
which were carved out of solid rock. Returning to the hotel, we had our afternoon
beer upstairs again, but after only a few minutes on the terrace we retreated
inside the lounge—the wind was so strong it threatened to blow our glasses
over. We have gotten a bit tired of all
this wind!
Dinner was so good last night that we decided to stay in
again to eat, this time ordering a meatball accompaniment to the vegetable
buffet. It was great again with five or
six vegetable dishes, none repeating from the night before; this is spoiling
us.
2025-05-23