E244 - Cappadocia’s Magical Balloons & Incredible Fairy Chimneys!
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Ee take one last break from sailing before returning to No Regrets and continuing our journey through the Mediterranean. This time, we're heading inland to the extraordinary region of Cappadocia, Turkey!
Cappadocia is famous for its surreal landscapes, towering fairy chimneys and ancient settlements carved into the rock. We explore the Göreme and Zelve Open-Air Museums, visit Uçhisar Castle, admire Love Valley, venture deep underground into the remarkable city of Derinkuyu, and discover the hidden churches of Ihlara Valley and the impressive Selime Cathedral.
But the highlight of our trip has to be getting up before sunrise for a hot-air balloon ride. Watching the balloons inflate in the darkness before floating above Cappadocia's incredible landscape as the sun rises is an experience we'll never forget. And our landing brings us surprisingly close to the crowds gathered below!
Then it's time to return to the coast and get back to sailing. As we leave Oasis Marina, we watch helicopters tackling a nearby wildfire before completing our exit formalities at Çeşme and setting sail for Greece.
After crossing to Chios, we have a few challenges trying to clear in without an agent, before enjoying a fantastic spinnaker sail south to Samos. With the spectacular Mount Kerkis towering above our anchorage, we finish the day with drone views of the beautiful bay and dinner at a little restaurant on the beach.
Our final land adventure is over, and it's time to get back to what we love — sailing the Greek islands aboard No Regrets!
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Timestamps if you like to Jump Right In:
00:00 Off to Explore Cappadocia!
01:49 Our First Views of Cappadocia
02:16 Göreme Open-Air Museum
03:14 Uçhisar Castle
04:20 Zelve Open-Air Museum
04:38 Love Valley
04:55 Exploring an Underground City
05:36 Discovering Ihlara Valley
07:27 Selime Cathedral
09:18 Cappadocia’s Magical Hot-Air Balloons
11:02 Our Balloon Ride Takes Flight
11:29 Flying Over the Fairy Chimneys
12:28 Sunrise Over Cappadocia
12:43 A Close-Up Balloon Landing!
13:22 Helicopters Battle a Wildfire
14:19 Leaving Turkey
15:17 Sailing to Greece
16:38 Arriving in Chios
17:10 Trying to Check In Without an Agent
18:05 A Fantastic Spinnaker Sail to Samos
18:54 Anchoring Beneath Mount Kerkis
19:40 Drone Views of Our Beautiful Anchorage
20:20 Dinner by the Beach
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Our sailing adventure began in January 2019 aboard our Seawind 1260 catamaran, No Regrets. We explored Australia’s east coast before sailing to beautiful New Caledonia. Over the following years, we continued north, eventually circumnavigating Australia in 2021 and 2022 and discovering some truly incredible places along the way.
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