Manavgat River Cruise

By the rivers of Manvagat, where we sat down. Etc, etc. Lunch was included in our tour price and was basic but delicious. We boarded the very large vessel and were allowed to select a seat in the sun or the shade. Thankfully, when you holiday in April, nothing is ever full as the summer season is just starting, so we got some lovely seats at the front of the boat. Lunch was served as we were setting off and was buffet-style. Whole grilled fish, meatballs, pasta (bizarrely, without a sauce), lovely mixed salad, bread and orange slices. [Antalya provides Turkey with 90% of its oranges. They are abundant here and delicious. One of our favourite things about breakfast is that the orange juice is FRESHLY SQUEEZED.]

I don't think I've ever had a whole fish before but beggars can't be choosers and it was delicious. We set off down the river and out to a place where the sea and the river are separated by only a small section of sand. It was a nice boat journey but stopping at the sea was a bit superfluous considering that everyone on the boat had their own stretch of beach that they could lie out on every day of the week. How and ever, that's where we spent the next hour. Jason and I had a fine beer and read while topping up the tan.