(1) Looking down at Ölü Deniz from the top of the mountain (Babadag) (Day 1)
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(2) Another view of the foothills from Babadag, which rises to 1969 metres.
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(3) Some daisy-like flowers.
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(4) The descent along tracks amongst the pines and limestone scenery.
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(5) Day two (Wednesday) with a view over the coastal town of Kabak on our way to the start of the day's walk.
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(6) Remains of a Roman aqueduct where we had lunch on the harder walk.
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(7) Part of the ancient city of Patara which was the capital of Lycia. Some of this large site is still being restored.
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(8) On day 3 we did a walk down and around the edge of a dry gorge to the beach you can see in this picture.
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(9) A boulder field we encountered on our descent. One of our group had a nasty fall at this very place and had to be patched up before we continued down to the beach.
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(10) The cafe above the valley where we had pancakes for lunch made one by one by two old ladies.
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(11) Another view showing the gorge and mountains near the cafe.
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(12) Another limestone crag towering above us.
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(13) After the breath-taking ascent in a 4 x 4 minibus from the beach back up to the high road, we stopped for refreshments at this other place.
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(14) Day 4 (Friday) and we took a boat trip out from the town of Fethiye around the nearby coastline.
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(15) Another boat, one of several we were around during the day. That sea doesn't half look nice for a swim!
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(16) The skipper moored us here and we had a barbeque lunch and a swim. I went in a total of 4 times during the trip.
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(17) All good things come to an end and we head back through the shallows and reed beds back to the place where the cruise boats live.
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(18) Day 5 and after a walk and nice traditional meze lunch we continued through an abandoned Greek village called Kayaköy, which the Turks didn't want to live in after a population swap.
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(19) Here I am, just to prove I was there, fit and healthy above the turquoise coast.
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(20) An idyllic setting, the reason why people come to this part of Turkey.
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(21) This picture could make a nice screen-saver!
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(22) Down at sea-level. This could almost be a scene from the Lake District.
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(23) The final day (Sunday) and today's walk will end with a long gentle descent into the town of Ölü Deniz. Here is another typical view of the terrain.
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(24) More rugged limestone crags.
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(25) A view of the iconic beach and rugged coastline at Ölü Deniz.
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(26) Coming down. Paragliders were landing behind the beach all day, too small to see in the photo.
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(27) The last part of the descent, sadly the last day as tomorrow we go home.
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(28) This is the town behind the beach. We didn't spend very much time there during the week - the surroundings were much prettier.
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