Despite the bed being a little lumpy we both slept well and woke to a beautiful day.
Heading up the quite steep hill behind our guest-house we went to have a look at the old castle and rock tombs that are carved into the cliffs behind Fethiye.
From the top of the hill the views over the harbour are quite beautiful, although some of the wooden lookout areas are a little on the precarious side.
The castle itself is little more than ruins, but it does offer yet another terrific view over the town. By the amount of broken glass laying around its also the place where youngsters (or maybe not so young) go for a drink.
As we headed back down the hill towards the town centre the rock tombs came into view. It looks like at some point in the past you have been able to get closer to them, but now they are fenced off. Having been inside a smaller one, there really isn't anything to see. Obviously anything of value or interest has been stolen or removed long ago. Nevertheless they are quite impressive, although a relatively common site in this part of Turkey.
On the way back through the town we made a brief stop at Fethiye's museum. The building is quite small and is probably not worth more than a cursory glance, although it does have a few interesting artefacts. It also has the least interested and least attentive staff we have encountered for a while, it was lunch time though!
With lunch approaching we bought some bread and returned to the guest-house. With the day still lovely and sunny we ate lunch on the patio. Then while I hung the tent out to dry, Debs became super busy emailing people and organising her return home.
If it wasn't for the heavy rain that soaked us while out for dinner it would have been a perfect day. All being well, we should be riding the 8km to visit the ghost town of Kayaköy tomorrow. Night all.
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