This post covers events up to 5 June, and we’ll post relevant photos within a day or two.Summer is doing it’s best to arrive, and although the weather hasn’t settled we’ve had temperatures in the mid 20s to low 30s, with the sea mostly about 22…
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A REALISTIC MED CRUISING BUDGET
We are now in the Greek island of Lesvos with Morris & Gail. All is going well, and I’ll advise more on this in a few days.Since we posted an article on our blog in early April about the costs of cruising , I’ve had a few off-line requests to advis…
ENVOY ARRIVES AT FOCA, GULF OF IZMIR
We arrived at Foca, about 320 NM from our departure point of Marmaris on 1/6. This is really great, as firstly it’s here that we meet Morris & Gail, and secondly everywhere from here on is new territory for us. We’ve been cruising loosely in compan…
Envoy In The Med 2011-06-01 06:05:00
Di standing by a runabout with three 220hp outboards – small boat, lotsa engines!Jars of pickles stored in the open outside a TavernaThe wake from the Sea Princess provided a change from the glassy calm conditions
ENVOY CRUISES TO ALICATI
As I write this we’re cruising 40NM from the Samos Strait to Alicati, near Cesme. 40 miles in one day is a bit longer than our usual routine, and takes us about seven hours, but with Envoy on autopilot there’s nothing we need to do except keep a lo…
Envoy In The Med 2011-05-21 03:38:00
Relaxing ashore at Turk BukuChecking our navigation on the MaxSea system. Envoy’s position is the red blip on-screenDiane doing her lifejacket drillEnvoy anchored in a quiet bay at Pirensun Koyu – note resorts in backgroundCamels coralled in a disused …
Envoy arrives at Didim
When starting cruising again we always make sure we do the basics like testing bilge pumps, man overboard drill and lifejacket drill. Everybody must know where to find their lifejacket, how to put it on and how to inflate it. It’s all too easy to thi…
