We checked into (Kos) Greece August 1st as we were expecting a few visitors to the boat. We met Meghan and Jesse in Kardemena on the island of Kos being the closest anchorage to the airport for their arrival, thinking that it would be an easy taxi ride for them to get...
The Plan 2024
This year we are ready to finally make that jump across the Atlantic. We will be travelling through the Gibraltar Strait from Spain and head to the Canary Islands. All the upgrades are completed on the boat including a watermaker. Mid December we plan to be in Cabo Verde to start the Atlantic adventure.
Check out a few of the places we have been so far
Turkey and Friends
Since our last post at the beginning of July it has been action packed 🙂 . Met up with Pete and Deb who had made their way from Corfu through the Corinth Canal and across the Aegean Sea to Bozburan Turkey. Great to see them again and we got busy hanging out and...
More ruins and HISTORY (King tombs, st nicholas)
One thing you have to admit is that Europe is OLD! Everywhere that we go here in Turkey there is always an ancient site/monastery/fort. After getting all the work done in Marmaris it was time to go and relax and see what the other areas on the south coast of Turkey...
In and Around Marmaris
We have been in Marmaris, Turkey for almost the full month of May and now it is the beginning of June and we are still here. The amount of work that we wanted to get accomplished for the boat was extensive, and getting the trades and equipment when you need it can be...
Back in the Water
Arrived in Leros and got busy organising to get the boat back in the water. The Artemis boatyard were very helpful and attentive to our needs. After marking the anchor chain in 10 meter lengths we discovered that the windlass was not functioning. Pure mystery. The...
Where’s the boat
After all the work that we had done in Marmaris we headed over to Leros, Greece and the family run Artemis Boatyard. This was where we had picked up the boat back in June 2021 after coming out of a very long COVID separation. At Artemis there was a great opportunity...