Sarpdere Limani, west coast of Turkey

N38°11.06 E026°31.00
(August 2009)
On our way to Sarpdere we checked out Mersin Körfezi (seemed a bit bleak) and Zeytineli Körfezi (holding OK but the shelter didn’t seem brilliant).

In Sarpdere the holding was tricky and we had to make sure we were well in. It took a couple of attempts. There’s some flat rock patches on the bottom. The meltemi was doing its thing when we were there. Fierce gusts of the high land. What looks like a private holiday complex is at the head of the bay. They didn’t seem to mind cruisers leaving their rubbish in their big black bin on the beach. Nothing else there. The East Creek is quite small and the holding seemed iffy in that area. Nice spot for a swim though. Lovely clear water.