We leave the marina with the rally this evening. We have an overnight crossing to Girne Cyprus. We will arrive in the harbor of Girne tomorrow morning around 7am. I have included a few pictures of Alyana Marina and all the boats with their colors flying.
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…
Underwater Epoxy – A Material With Many Uses
One of the items that should be in the ship”s stores is a filled epoxy that will cure in a wet environment. This has all sorts of uses from underwater leaks to fitting repairs.
The Loctite 3463 shown here has the consistency of stiff clay. The roll has hardener inserted and to use you cut off […]
Hope (it) Floats
Somehow I missed the memo, but (Continued…)
Yorktown – sorry Ruth and Wayne…..
Ruth and Wayne are from Canada and Wayne reminds us that “we” tried to take “them” over which resulted in the War of 1812. Did you know the War of Northern Aggression or the War Between the States is the same war as the Civil War?Do thes…
Norfolk & Portsmouth – Naval vessels abound!
The Great Dismal Swamp was incredible and we knew we were in for a big change. Immediately after leaving the Great Dismal Swamp we came upon Industry. Both sides of the Elizabeth River were lined with ships, commercial businesses and ship repair.Train …
Heading South At Warp Speed
When we last left off, we were at the docks in Southport, North Carolina. After leaving the marina, we saw some interesting and unusual sites, transited a whole bunch of Sounds, met old friends, visited our former home and covered a lot of water …
Riverwalk Landing Marina, Yorktown, Virginia
As we left Portsmouth this morning, we travelled past many boatyards, including many military boatyards. We did notice one area that seemed to have patrol boats around it, we thought it would not be a good idea to approach too closely. Just after…
