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Marmara Adası  at anchor
Turkey
Merhaba,
   We arrived at this lovely island and it’s quiet!  The blasting from the marble quarry stopped and it’s now very quiet and you can hear the night insects.   Last night the fishing fleet was loudly getting engines and nets ready and when that was done the karaoke began. 
   In a […]

Silivri, Turkey
Merhaba,
  Another day, another day in Silivri.  More loud concerts last night but far less charming than the night before.  Sounded more like bad karaoke.  That’s the curse of cruising life.  Sea-sides often have bars and restaurants and bars and restaurants often have loud music.  The water seems to amplify the effect too.  Thankfully […]

Silivri, Turkey
Merhaba,
   We took the dingy to town today for some lunch and a visit to the grocery store.  That’s about all we should really do and be acceptable as we’ve not officially checked into Turkey yet.  There are no checking in facilities here in Silivri.  We have two more day passages and then we’ll […]

On our way to Tsarevo to check out from Bulgaria and then on towards Istanbul.  We will be in Turkey tomorrow after a night passage.  Sozopol was a lovely stop; a Bulgarian seaside town with all the foods, families, and shell knick knack souvenirs.  I had the best fish soup of the trip in a […]

Sozopol Marina
Sozopol, Bulgaria
  добър ден  dobŭr den Good Afternoon
We went off exploring old town Sozopol today and had a grand time.  It’s small enough so you don’t need a map unless you’re looking for a very specific place and even then you hardly need it.  I’ve taken lots of photos so you’ll see the place […]

August 24, 2014
Sozopol Marina
Sozopol, Bulgaria
Constanta 2
This email shows our stroll into the old town for dinner the first night we arrived.  No history or many stories, just photos of the old town showing itself off in the evening light.
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Iliutza Horiuk 
  We met this young man in Tulcea when we were in having a […]

August 22, 2014
Varna, Bulgaria (again)
Здравей zdraveĭ
   We checked back into Bulgaria and will have one more stop at Sozopol before we check out and head back towards Turkey probably stopping in Greece first.  Not sure yet exactly what the plan will be.
I am definitely ready to be done and my enthusiasm is flagging […]

Port Tomis, Constanta, Romania
Salut,
   Randal and Rick are hooking up everything they took down when we lowered the mast for the river trip.  The crane came early afternoon and lickity-split the mast was up before Mary and I were back from the grocery store.  Much less stressful than taking it down (especially as I wasn’t […]

Port Tomis, Constanta Romania
Salut
It poured down rain last night!  Lots of lightning.  The thunder was not so noticeable.  Actually it was a welcome relief from the awful rap/rock that was being boomed out not far from the marina.  The forecast is for more rain and thunder today, though just now there’s blue sky and the […]

Tomis Yachting Club and Marina (Constanta Municipality)
Port Tomis, Constanta, Bulgaria
Salut,
Mary and I went out to find a supermarket while Randal and Rick wrestled with the wires that needed to go back up the mast.  They’re still at it now, but have had a bit of success.  Oiy!  It’s one of the reasons we’ll probably be […]