September Song 2011-09-06 06:32:00

One of the stalls at the Fish Market. Tons of live blue crab. The Fish Market.I have never seen so much seafood.Enjoying our dinner from the Fish Market on September Song. Now that is a huge king crab leg.

September Song 2011-09-06 06:32:00

Jefferson Memorial. Notice the group on the right. Some one is getting married. The happy couple.

September Song 2011-09-06 06:31:00

Can you turn it up a little? What are we in line for Stephen? “I’m not sure, but these other guys look like they have been here for a long time.” Stephen, they’re not moving! How tall? “About that tall.”

September Song 2011-09-06 06:30:00

Cruising Washington Monuments.Closed because of the earthquake.The newest memorial, Martin Luther King.

September Song 2011-09-06 06:29:00

Now that’s a view from the green. That’s the Washington Monument in the background.It should only take me 15 strokes to get to the Washington Monument. Joel and Marion on our golf day.

September Song 2011-09-06 06:29:00

I think we should send these two up the hill and straighten things out.Stephen and Pam on the front lawn of the Nations Capitol. WOW!We sat on the front lawn of the Capitol listening to the National Symphony.

September Song 2011-09-06 06:28:00

September 11: Remembrance and Reflection is at the American History Museum for a week. We were lucky enough to be here to see it.Things from 9/11 were displayed. We waited an hour and a half to get in. It was worth the wait.

GALLIPOLI

As Envoy cruised up the narrow buoyed channel towards Ayvalik a RIB was heading directly bow-on towards us. When it was about 30m away we could see it was a Turkish Coastguard RIB, and the officers were signaling us to slow down. I checked our speed as…

THE ISLANDS OF SKYROS AND LESVOS, AND OUR RETURN TO TURKEY

While doing this posting I’ve also added photos to the last one.Skyros, the largest and eastern-most isle of the Northern Sporades, proved to be our favorite of the Group. It’s much quieter, and has much of the charm of the Cyclades with older styl…

WE GET A SEAWATER SHOWER IN BED, AND RETURN TO THE NORTHERN SPORADES

The morning of Doug & Sharon’s arrival we got a rude awakening. We were anchored off a village called Ay Yeoryios, and fishing boats up to about 20m work from there. About 0600 we hear a boat pass close by and then a deluge of water came through our …