Southern Dodecanese Islands, Greece It is often difficult to leave a port or anchorage where you are comfortable. There is always sense that you could stay one more day. That’s how we felt about leaving Rhodes, we could easily stay one more day, or two, or three. But when cruising, weather always wins over the […]
Rhodes, Greece We had heard horror stories about the Greek island of Rhodes, particularly the conditions for cruising boats in Rhodes Town. The word was that the main harbor of Mandraki is impossible to get into, as it is filled with tour boats and charter fleets. And when one could find an open space on […]
26 May 2015 | Skopea Limani, Turkey Preparing to leave the marina for the first time after a winter away is always challenging. Trying to make sure that you remember to do everything, install everything, fix everything and purchase everything that you might need for the season can be overwhelming. But over the years we’ve […]
19 May 2015 | Cappadocia Turkey The best thing about living part time on a boat is exploring different parts of the world. Typically that means visiting remote harbors and coastal towns only accessed by the sea. But we have been hearing about the magic of Cappadocia, one of Turkey’s completely landlocked regions, for years. […]
D-Marin Didim As we began our final preparations to return to Berkeley East and begin our ninth season of cruising, the excitement was mixed with anxiety. Where did the winter go? There was still so much to do in order to leave our land life and go back on the sea. Spring had finally arrived […]
Fethiye, Turkey When we first checked into Turkey two years ago, we were told that we had to purchase a Blue Card. Turkey’s Blue Card Scheme is designed to keep the country’s coastal waters clean by requiring people on recreational boats to use holding tanks and pump out at designated stations at frequent intervals, or […]
