It took a while to find, but I am one of those lucky ones that found a fun travel group. We are a group of 6 from all over the world that have the following common denominators: good fun, good laughs, good food, good memories, easy going and our favorite: drama free!
It does help that most of us have a respectable income which allows us to discover really nice countries. For this Eid, Turkey was our destination, on a luxury sailboat that is!
Initially we were a group of 10, as the boat fits comfortably that number. It was a large 5 bedroom sailboat individually fitted with bathrooms.
Permanently on board, a captain geared the winds, a skipper to assist him, a butler to assist us and a cook to feed us. I'll rephrase the latter, a chef, Michelin worthy that is.
We boarded from Bodrum and hugged the Turkish coast. Main sight seeing cities were: Bodrum, Marmaris, Kos (Greece)
The waters were clear blue clean and as deep as the eye can see...
Initially i bought my faint heart a box of motion sickness pills, after all, this was a sailboat and i was tied to it for 7 days. For the first 2 days, i popped a pill right before i thought i would feel sick. After day 2, i eased into the boat and made it my home pill-free! So much so, that the soft rocking at night became the only way i can fall hard asleep.
Every morning we would wake up in a different place, every morning we would jaw drop as each of us walked on deck and was taken by the color of the ocean each day more beautiful than the day before.
It was hard to pinpoint one preferred area, but we all agreed on one thing: docking and discovering a city was not an option. We attempted the latter in Marmaris as we walked the busy port street. We found ourselves anti-social and turned off by the scene. It was almost like a feeling out of the Beach movie. Remember the part where they went into town to pick up groceries only to find themselves disturbed by the noise and the crowds?
I have never seen a group of people run back to the boat so quick and sit in silence while staring at the night stars. That night we became even closer as a group. We popped open the on-board karaoke machine and sang the night away---just us.
The trip was overall extremely relaxing, especially for a group of people that was only seeking a disconnection from the real world. I couldnt emphasize more on how i recommend this trip to anyone seeking a sailing vacation.
I cannot wait for next year as we are targeting the Croatia coast line....and we can only hope chef Issa is on board!
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