There is a lot to see along this coast, so our progress is slow. First stop today are the waterfalls at Manavgat. They are not high falls like the ones we visited before but they are very wide and after all the storms, are in full flood, the volume of water is impressive. While we sit having coffee in the cafe beside the falls, we watch a man fishing. This was nearly as entertaining as the spinning fishermen but for an entirely different reason. To see a full grown man, throw his toys out of his pram on such spectacular fashion was laughable. He caught a fish, then lost it; all part of fishing? Not for him. After blustering and carrying on like a spoilt child, he proceeded to angrily throw his rod in great disgust. The funniest part of all this nonsense, was that the rod got caught in a tree and he couldn't release it!!
Leaving the falls raging and the man to match, we trundled on to the town of Side. Here we spent the rest of the day walking round the extensive ruins. We both thought that Side was more gratifying than Troy. Some of the pillars have been re erected; seeing them upright really does make you appreciate just how tall they were. Though compared to the pillars we saw at Erdeck, these were tiny.
Side is frequented by a lot of German tourists and all the signs have a German translation. Side is a pretty place, incorporating both history and harbour. Had the car park been a little more secluded, we may have stayed overnight, instead we journey on up the coast toward Antalya.
Finding somewhere to stop is tricky, we reach the harbour area but it is too commercial. Checking on maps.me I see a possible side road. By now it is dark, making our search harder. "The road should be here, somewhere? But all I can see is a hole in the hedge." Before I know it Fay is driving through the hole in hedge! There is the side road and parked all along it are Motorhomes! I don't think they came through the hole in hedge! We join them.
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