10/28/2011 05:47:00 PM by Joy
As I look through our photos we recently took in Fethiye, I’m still quite impressed by Ölü Deniz.
Ölü Deniz, which literally translates to “dead sea” in Turkish, is a beautifully, clear lagoon and a small resort village, about 14 km (9 miles) south of Fethiye. It’s a perfect way to spend the afternoon or about six hours like we did during our recent weekend trip to Fethiye.
I have to say what was really cool and different about Ölü Deniz was watching all the paragliders smoothly sail through the air from the comfort of my beach chair.
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Look how clear the water is here at Ölü Deniz. |
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One of my more upclose photos of the paragliders. |
I’m not sure if I could do this as I’m a bit scared of heights or more the act of jumping off and then being in the air several thousand feet off the ground. However, my husband would do this in a heartbeat. Guess that means we need to make another trip to Fethiye for him. We just didn’t have enough time this trip.
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In this photo, I count 15 paragliders in the air at the same time! |
The paragliders descend from Babadağ (Father Mountain), which apparently has incredible thermals and the ideal conditions for paragliding. Here’s a site that offers paragliding in Ölü Deniz.
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And this is where I was camped out - underneath the beach umbrella! |
Still just a fun activity to observe even when you’re grounded!
Check out other things to do in Ölü Deniz over at my friends’ site - Turkey’s for Life.
Tagged: Fethiye, Ölü Deniz, Turkey trips
3 comments:
fabulous! i really want to visit turkey!
Got to say, I'm with you on this, Joy. I prefer my feet to be on the ground - not dangling in mid-air. :) Barry did it a couple of years ago. I waited on the beach!
@jaz - Yes, come visit Turkey! It's an amazing country full of so many things to do and see!
@Julia - I agree. =) Wish I could just hop on the dolmus like you and be at Olu Deniz more often. Next time though.
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