Hello boys and girls; once again I’m writing to you from (the Golden Prince Hotel in )Dou Men, China, across the river from the Seahorse Marine boat factory. My friend David C and I are here to take delivery of his new Diesel Duck 462; but first he/w…
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Marmaris
Merhaba,
Here are a few photos of Marmaris I took during a walk a few mornings ago. We were here a year ago at this time so some photos may look familiar. We really are looking forward to experiencing the winter here. We …
Our friend Avi
Merhaba,
I am trying to relearn the Turkish Denise tried so hard to teach me. I’m not having to start from go on the vocabulary, but the grammar….hmm. I did remember, out of the blue, what to say when someone sneezes.…
Turkey email # 1
Hi All,
So we’re back in Marmaris at Netsel Marina just a 5 minute walk from “downtown” Marmaris. I’m not sure how that will translate into bar and restaurant noise at night, but it will make for wonderful walks for me and lots of exploring eac…
Jordan River, Galilee, and Golan with Nilly, Eitan and Dror
Shalom,
We’re just starting to feel more at home here in Israel, and it’s time to leave. Tomorrow when it’s light we’ll leave Ashdod Marina and go the 8 miles to Ashkelon Marina where there are government officials …
Jewish Quarter part 1
Shalom
This email finishes the Ramparts Walk and takes us into the Jewish Quarter. In the email just before this I wrote about the Armenian Quarter. But I started to think that it is the quarter that’s the hardest to readily understan…
Ramparts walk south part 1
Shalom,
Randal and I did a "formal" one day tour of the Old City, and I did read the biography of Jerusalem by Montefiore, but mostly we have just wandered around and looked and, after the fact, I’ve done some research. We don’…
Jerusalem Ramparts Walk: Northern Route
Shalom,
A week or so ago we had a visit from one of the many people who are quite curious about our boat. We invited him aboard and had a lovely chat. His name is Avi and he and Eve, who had been on our boat for dinner, discove…
Flotsam & Jetsam
(Continued…)
The best humus joint in Israel and maybe the worst bus terminal
Shalom,
It has been a really nice few days so I was in a really good mood when I sat down to finish this email. Then our "neighbors" off across the dock next to Eve’s boat turned on their music loud enough to blast us o…
