2015

How much would you pay for a tomato?

How much would you pay for a tomato?

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 […]

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Cappadocia…a magical land

Cappadocia…a magical land

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. […]

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Leading a double life

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 […]

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Turkey’s Blue Card Scheme: a crappy solution to a shitty problem

Turkey’s Blue Card Scheme: a crappy solution to a shitty problem

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 […]

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