Akyaka, Turkey
The great thing about traveling with friends is that you find yourself trying things that you never would have considered on your own. While she was in Spain, Lauren started taking kiteboarding lessons. This sport involves using a giant kite to pull you through the water while you stand on something resembling a snowboard. When we discovered that you can take kiteboarding lessons in Turkey, all of us decided to give it a shot. Unfortunately, Laur had to leave after only one day, but the two of us kept it up for a week: two days here, and four more days in Fethiye. But more on kiteboarding later.
Akyaka is a fantastic beach town. Populated mostly by vacationing Turks, the place has a summer camp-like vibe. No nightclubs or noisy bars--just a bunch of families staying in self-catering apartments or pitching tents in the nearby forest. We would have been happy to crash here longer, but the kiteboarding school was fully booked, so we decided to push further east.
Akyaka town.
Kiteboarding beach before the action starts.
Sunday, the busiest day at the beach.
Cliffs behind town.
7/13/2007 :
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