{"id":10343,"date":"2022-03-18T02:57:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T09:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/?p=10343"},"modified":"2022-03-20T12:56:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T19:56:39","slug":"black-sea-strolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/index.php\/2022\/03\/18\/black-sea-strolls\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Sea Strolls"},"content":{"rendered":"
Position: 40\u00b059’44″N 39\u00b044’47″E<\/a><\/h6>\n
Amasra<\/h6>\n

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If Turkey\u2019s southern Taurus mountains are a series of giant crested waves, then they\u2019ve crashed and run out in the roiling hills and tumultuous folds here on the northern edge of the country. Near Istanbul the coastline tumbles and swirls, and makes for slow going on rough sideroads. Beaches come and go. Where there is sand, there are hotels and restaurants a-plenty. Enough to support a large population of summer holidaymakers. Smooth as the coastline is, there are few natural harbours. Mercifully, progress has brought marinas to every significant town. It\u2019s not clear what services and hook-ups are available, but for the intrepid it appears the Black Sea is easier to navigate than ever.<\/p>\n

Amasra sits windswept at the bottom of a long downhill run. This little tourist village packs a lot of stuff into a small spit and a couple of islands. The walk up to the lighthouse was bracing. Gulls hovered in place buffeted by 35 knot winds rushing up the cliffside. Through force of habit, I looked around for safe anchoring in case we returned in Aleta. Given the conditions, there was precious little outside the harbour, and I wondered if high winds or nothing at all was the norm here.<\/p>\n

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