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When last we left our heroes…

Sorry about the lack of recent blogs; no connectivity much of the time and just lazy I guess. Anyway, since Petersburg we’ve been to Juneau, out to Glacier Bay National Park with Hong Kong Aussies Heather & Warren; down to Elfin Cove then back to Ju…

Beysehir part 1

We were enjoying the Lake District so much we decided to stop at Lake Beysehir instead of going directly to Konya. In hindsight I wish we would have either stayed one night longer in Egirdir to explore Isparta or gone directly to Konya. Beysehir has an…

Its all for the birds

Diesel Duck has moved up to the Chesapeake Bay for the hurricane season. It is lovely here. During the daytime temperatures are in the 34 deg C range, but nights have been a lot cooler than what we were used to and the humidity is down to 40%. (…

Sitka Roll-up – July 5 through July 16

We arrived in Sitka on Saturday having completed our trip from Wrangell to Sitka. Rather than a day by day journal, I’ll give a description of the highlights with photos. At the end will be a log of the anchorages and distances traveled. For this le…

The start of the adventure…..

Marmaris to Egirdir, Isparta and Guneykent
We left Marmaris early July 4th intending to spend the night in Isparta. Our route took us quickly into the countryside and up into the mountains.

We actually missed the turn-off to Burdur because it was just…

Sneak preview of our motorbike trip

We arrived back on DoraMac on the 13th and after a rest and a visit to the Thursday Market to restock the frig, I am now trying to catch up writing about our adventure.  This email is a sneak preview with a few photos from each stop.  We had …

R and R on a road trip through Turkey

Alis Pension on Lake Egirdir
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Hi All,
  We left Marmaris Monday July 4th and we’re having the time of our lives.  Maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but maybe not.  In just 3 days we have…

Independence Day Holiday in Wrangell

At the Seattle Boat Show some of the smaller Alaska communities send representatives from their ports to encourage recreational boaters to visit. While talking with the Wrangell Harbor master, she claimed that Wrangell had the best 4th of July celebrat…

June 21 to July 1 – Exploring the the Area

Our first set of guests are arriving in Wrangell on July 4.  We want to be in Wrangell on July 1 to get the boat cleaned and  to enjoy the holiday celebrations (the Harbor Master advised us that Wrangell takes its Independence Day holiday pre…

Rhodes part 2

 

A garbage and bus strike had ended that morning.

More black and white stone pathways.

Funny name for a laundromat.

Randal and friend outside a souvenir shop selling ancient Greek and medieval collectibles. (Replicas of course.)

Doorways o…