Travel Eye: Turkish Delight By the Aegean Sea

The turquoise sea glistens under the afternoon sun as I stand knee-deep taking in my surroundings. A shoal of Blennioidei shoot past my feet, before a flash to my right indicates a lone flying member of the group has glided out of the water and is now diving back in. Behind me, my friend Jo is immersed in her novel, stretched out across the golden powdery sand. Its a sizzling 28 degrees here and she's swapped the shelter of a beach umbrella for the protection of impressive metre-long palm leaves. I'm lapping up every ray while I can.



 We're in Turkey, visiting the famous Muğla Province - an area situated in the far south west of the country and home to an incredible 680 miles of pristine coastline, which includes the country's much-loved Datça Peninsula and tourist hub of Marmaris. Our research tells us exploring this area is going to be quite an adventure. I had visions of wandering through port towns, jumping on and off fishing boats and climbing through ancient ruins whilst listening to stories from long ago. But now that I'm here, I realise it's not going to be as simple as strolling along the sand, flip flops in hand. In fact, walking looks like a complete no-go thanks to the huge dusty red mountains and steep cliff faces around us.

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