Sailing Turkey Oldeniz and Butterfly Valley
June 27, 2025 · 19 min · 83 views · Butterfly Valley
What this video covers
Reality anchors stern-to at Ölüdeniz, Turkey, after picking up two unexpected guests in the early hours, and stays five days in a crowded anchorage packed with day-trip boats.2:12 The Blue Lagoon entrance at Ölüdeniz is noted as off-limits to engine-powered vessels; the crew considers rowing the tender in.3:24 Finding no jetty for the tender proves the main practical frustration ashore.3:49 From Ölüdeniz, Reality moves around the headland to Butterfly Valley, anchoring on the far side from the day-trip boat zone.10:10 The valley has a campsite with tents for hire, a small bar, cold freshwater, and goats on the cliffs above that dislodge rocks into the bay.12:08 By morning, a fleet of Turkish gulets arrives within 10–15 minutes, dropping anchors in a row along the valley edge.15:12 Two guests are aboard and will depart in two or three days; the next planned leg is 18 miles south, with a subsequent passage to Rhodes.16:27 A slippery rock at the waterline is flagged as a hazard when landing the tender.12:01
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