Tuesday is the day for a trip to Fethiye and the market.

About an hour away from Klakan lies Fethiye and its Tuesday market. After the scenic journey through the Turkish countryside, arrive beside the sea and stop for a drink at one of the seaside bars, throw some bread into the water and watch it ‘boil’ with fish. Have a look to the pelicans or simple have a stroll and look at the many boats.
Then cross the road and into the large tented market that spreads out alongside the river back towards the town. Cloths; food; hardware; all the things you find at a Turkish market. In the centre of the market is a large area with many cafés serving pancakes, but it’s busy at lunchtime, especially when the children are at school. Another alternative for lunch is to go to the fish market, about 5 minutes walk from the main market, just ask for directions, everyone knows where it is. There you can buy fresh fish from the stalls in the middle then go to one of the restaurants around the edge where they will cook you fish and serve it with salad and bread for a few lira.When you are with Bekir in the taxi, you are designing your own trip, so on the way back, it you are not too tired, why not visit near by Ölüdeniz, or stop at one of several sites which are just off the main road.

We set off along the winding coast road we pass Kaputas beach and all the islands lying just off shore, every turn a new beautiful view. At Kas we take the mountain road and look back over a superb panorama of the town itself.
Bekir suggests a stop at Myra for a drink. Dropping down again towards the coast we pass through a wide expanse of greenhouses, along a dusty road and arrive at Myra early before to many tourist coaches have arrived.
We set off through the many stalls to see the ruins of the amphitheatre and the many Lycian tombs. We marvel how sharp are the carvings on the stones and are surprised by the quality of the theatre acoustics.
A quick check of the guidebook tells us how close we are to Demre the possible birthplace of Father Christmas. Back in the taxi, Bekir drives us across to visit the Church of St Nicholas. We discover the story of why he became the patron saint of children and why we he comes down the chimney to leave xmas presents.
Off again along the coast road and then we turn of the road into what looks like a car park with a sign 11 km to Olympos, we all think this sounds like a long walk! But out of the back of the car park a small road heads off down the hill, winding down through the trees. We are suddenly in another world with the many wooden houses amongst the trees.

Here we stop for lunch of freshly made pancakes sat in an otterman. After lunch we drive down to the Olympos site, but we do not have time to see the lake, the ruins and the Chimarea. We decide to leave the Olmpos site for another day and head off to see the fires on the mountain, just a couple of km away. But that is by foot, by road Bekir has to retrace the road back up the hill to the main road and then 50m along and turn off back down the hill. We stop in the car park and then, in our good shoes, we head off up the mountain over dirt and rocky steps. It’s a stead climb requiring a few stops along the way, but at the end it is worth it to see the natural fires burning out of the mountain side. Back down the mountain and a sit down and a drink, then off on the long journey back to Kalkan. As we travel along the coast we break the journey for a cup of Cay sat by the boats in the town of Finike. Then on along the coast watching the sunset and back to our hotel.