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Turkey - Marmaris Yacht Marine - Winter 2004
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| Bill & Jean (Soleil Sans Fin) as pirates | Dan (Dakare) as Jolly Green Giant |
As usual, where there are cruisers, there will be parties. First one of the year was Halloween, which was held at MYM, with both marinas attending. We were still recovering from the flu, so we only attended for an hour, but there were some good costumes, and it seems everyone had fun.
Thanksgiving dinner (American style) was held
at the Pineapple Restaurant near Netsel Marina. Netsel is a fairly large
marina, located right at the edge of Marmaris proper. As a result, the
marina does not provide an on-site restaurant or gathering place. Most
marina users (transient and long-term) enjoy the many and varied restaurants
in the city. But cruisers need a “local”, and the Pineapple has become
the de facto eatery/bar for Netsel residents. As it happens, it has always
been one of our favourite restaurants in Marmaris, often providing us
with the best döner kebap pite in
| Döner Kebap Slices of raw lamb, beef or a combination are stacked on a skewer about 3 feet in length. The whole business is placed vertically next to a vertical grill, and rotated slowly to cook the meat. It takes 2-3 hours to get the outer parts done - usually timed for the beginning of the lunch hour. The meat is then thinly sliced off (vertically), and served as part of a “plate”, on a sandwich roll, in pita bread (our favourite) or in a durum (like a very large flour tortilla). Sauces, such as tomato, or yogurt and mint, are often added. |
In any case, Thanksgiving dinner was superb. The restaurant clearly knows how to do turkey, and the fixins’ were very well done. Doug, of Mindemoya, gave a hilarious speech about the origins of Thanksgiving, and an excellent guitarist provided live music throughout the many courses. We all ate well, drank even better, and danced the night away.
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| Garry tries to improve the wine with The Big Glass | A local musician played all through Thanksgiving dinner – Great! | Patricia & Steve (Equus) | Doug (Mindemoya) reading his wonderful speech |
