[Marky]

Anybody experience of Antalya late March early April. We normally go to Kalymnos at Easter but looking for a change so thinking maybe Turkey but worried that it may be too hot? Also any recommendations on the best accommodation would be good and do you need a car? 

[cheque]

Here's a recent thread I started about Antalya. Answers all your questions apart from the easter temps bit.

[moose]

I went in late Apri/ early May 2010 for a few days. The temperature was perfect for me, but it was noticeable that people were starting to seek out shade rather than sun.

That's a relief.  I had a holiday booked there for start of Feb but my partner knackered his medial knee ligaments last weekend (one for the NNFN! thread).  We're hoping to postpone rather than cancel, but I had feared it might be too hot in late March / April (we have to work around my coaching holiday in mid-March).  From what you say though, the Spring temperature might be perfect.  I'm prone to cold and psychologically solar powered: it takes pretty high temperatures for sweatiness considerations to outweigh the benefit in cheerfulness and non-numb fingers.  Would obviously prefer my friend not to have a buggered knee in the meantime, but silver linings and all that.

[galpinos]

Would obviously prefer my friend not to have a buggered knee in the meantime, but silver linings and all that.

 

[moose]

He did it at Pleasey Vale.... maybe I'd be more empathetic if it had been on some desperate slate rock-over?!  It's still a source of annoyance to me that my three years (and counting) of golfer's elbow was caused by a 4ft fall from a damp V6.  Okay, injuries are shit and, at best, climbing is pretty meaningless.  Maybe thinking a more rarified character of failure is any real compensation for ill-health is the attitude of a madman desperate for solace.... but desperate times....

 
[If you're reading this fella, you know I'm very sorry for your pain and my first concerns are for your well-being..... however, if you knacker-up your recovery by succumbing to the siren song of somewhere like Bell Hagg, I will not be held responsible for my actions]