The last couple of weeks have seen a lot of enforced early-morning wanderings around Fethiye, for one reason or another. Most of these wanderings have been as a result of our lack of internet connection at home - Fethiye is a town in transition and, in our area, phone lines, electricity cables and new water pipes have all been put underground and a new road laid.
Obviously, this has not come without disruption. A ten day wait for new phone cables meant a ten day stint for us as an internet free household. Not good! But all is now sorted, the street looks neat and tidy and we are back online...and it's only this morning that I've been through the early morning photos taken over the last few days and seen them for what they are.
Fethiye fishing boats - a reminder that this is a working town
Early mornings along Fethiye harbour have a certain serenity - yet, this is completely missed when trudging up and down the kordon with a laptop or two on your back, trying to decide which cafe to grace with your presence for a few hours. Yes, many photos were taken while our internet was off, but there was no, "Wow, just look at that view," going on. Far from it.But today, well wow, just look at that view! The fishing boats that line Fethiye harbour always inspire a photo-taking opportunity, but the early morning scene when the sea is flat calm - just perfect.
Whereas smaller fishing boats along many parts of Mediterranean and Aegean coastline are painted in various bright, pretty colours, there's more of an industrial, functional feel to the boats of Fethiye. They look like they're there to get a job done; a job of catching fish rather than painting an idyllic harbour picture. But that doesn't mean they're any less photogenic. For us, they're an important part of what makes Fethiye, Fethiye.
5 comments:
Nice to see you can still buy that blue paint in Turkey, too.
Mette
How I miss this as I look out on the morning drizzle thinking "can I be bothered to go to Tescos?" I don't miss our yo-yo internet service, though.
@ Italian Notes: Is the blue paint a long time staple of Turkey, then? ;)
@ Jack Scott: We ponder about your life now you're back in Blighty. Hopefully, the yo-yo internet of our little corner of Fethiye is a thing of the past after this latest update to the system... :)
i would like to be there when the boats come in at the end of the day.
@ Jaz: They usually come in in the mornings and then sell their catch on the edge of the harbour. There's bargains to be had if you can get there at the right time. :)
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