Before one talks about the day, one must discuss the prior evening. We had a wonderful dinner of swordfish with an Aegean sun setting in the background; all good, and then the siren's call of Bodrum's nightlife filled our ears. What started as a short walk along the waterfront ended up being more than two hours of people watching fun and beer. In itself not a bad thing but it resulted in us returning to our hotel around 1:30am ... and our next day started at 8:30am ... so we were groggy. Fortunately, we managed to grab some sleep in the car and by the time we arrived at Daylan we were much refreshed. Daylan was simply amazing! We lunched on the riverbank looking at ancient tombs carved in the cliff face and were blessed with not one but two huge turtle sightings!
After lunch we explored the ancient ruined city nearby before heading to the mud baths for a spa type treatment (at a cost of $3 each). The "spa" involved immersing ourselves in sulphurous spring water and then covering ourselves head to toe in mud! While we may have looked like some sort of cannibals from the jungle, we didn't care as it really did wonders for the way our bodies felt!
After our day at Daylan it was off to Fethiye for a yummy dinner of local Turkish food (think Greek with minor changes) and then a well deserved rest at a nice hotel. If this is only day two, what will the rest of the trip bring?! One other oddity, while we were on the river boat there was an earthquake that we didn't even notice (being on water) but later at Fethiye we felt an aftershock as we relaxed in bed. A little freaky but no damage done.
After lunch we explored the ancient ruined city nearby before heading to the mud baths for a spa type treatment (at a cost of $3 each). The "spa" involved immersing ourselves in sulphurous spring water and then covering ourselves head to toe in mud! While we may have looked like some sort of cannibals from the jungle, we didn't care as it really did wonders for the way our bodies felt! 
After our day at Daylan it was off to Fethiye for a yummy dinner of local Turkish food (think Greek with minor changes) and then a well deserved rest at a nice hotel. If this is only day two, what will the rest of the trip bring?! One other oddity, while we were on the river boat there was an earthquake that we didn't even notice (being on water) but later at Fethiye we felt an aftershock as we relaxed in bed. A little freaky but no damage done.
you look good in mud.
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