Amongst other tasks, we have had to put the sails back on, install the newly overhauled anchor winch which had spat the dummy big time in Asia, re-cable the wind generator, re-stock the boat, re-fill the gas bottles, get petrol for the outboard, repair the kayak, etc. All of this in a town where English is not spoken much at all and the marina office provides minimal assistance.
Fethiye is however a very pretty spot and there are a multitude of worse places in which to be stuck (Asia). It is surrounded by high mountains which certainly get their share of bad weather, but it rarely spreads down to the bay. So whilst one is basking in the sun on board, storms will rage across the summits above. The predominant wind is the meltemi which blows out of the Black Sea and more or less follows the coast around. So in this region it is a NW wind. The town has a gazillion restaurants to cater for its peak summer tourist load. Getting around is easy in the dolmus or local bus (so called because these buses are always “stuffed” full of people, just like dolmades). The marina is quite big but mainly for charter fleets. There is not much attention paid to independent cruisers and shore-side supplies are not fantastic. For anything major, a trip to Marmaris is required. We have drunk the town water supplied on the marina but it has a slightly unpleasant taste so we now mainly use it for washing etc.
The local produce markets are outstanding and very cheap. Supermarkets are reasonably well stocked but all labels are in Turkish. We have learnt a few words of Turkish, but being a non-Romanic language, it does not come easily. I use an off-line app on the phone to translate single words back and forth, which helps. Recording native speakers on the voice memo app aids with common phrase practice. Generally people are quite friendly but the language barrier is immense, making anything beyond the absolute basics virtually impossible.
We have done some touristified canyoning at Saklikent and wandered the ghost town of Karakoy as well as visiting the excellent historic town of Xanthos. Incredible Lycian heritage, especially the elevated tombs.