It’s 8 PM and we’re all ready for bed. Unfortunately the marina bar/restaurant just next to where we are docked has just come to life. The music isn’t screaming and is kind of a mellow sound so maybe we’ll all…
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Arrived in Israel
Just to let you know we had an easy, smooth passage and are docked at the marina. Have lots of chores to do to get settled in. Will write more later. Ru
Leaving Cyprus
This is my last email from North Cyprus; at least for this visit. One never knows if we will return. We certainly made many friends here. You know you have made friends when you leave tears behind at good-bye. We should a…
More friends from Cyprus
I am jumping ahead and skipping around our adventures. I have lots to write about our visit with Heidi and Kalle so that will take time. This email is about two very interesting men we met, one a Cypriot and one a Brit now living in …
Our friendly pharmacist
Linda and Charmaine went through our haphazard and somewhat out of date medical supplies to see what we needed to replace. They dropped the list off at the local pharmacy Sakiner Eczanesi and today we went to collect it. The pharmacist, Erdoğan Sa…
Thank you to our friends in Kibris (Cyprus)
This email is really for our friends in Cyprus and I hope if it goes into the Internet they will somehow see it. I am madly trying to find a way to share it here but at least if it is on our website some people will see it. We are rushing t…
Waiting…
It seems to me a whole lot of time I am waiting for something. Presently, I am waiting for the 1st of May, when the season starts at the New York Canal System and the locks open up so that we can start transiting the 35 locks of the canal system which…
Passover
So we raced back from Nicosia and grocery shopping and had Passover dinner on Eve’s catamaran. Here’s the story.
Ru
Passover on Eve’s Catamaran Karpaz Gate Marina
There were no Haggadah, matzos and no bitter herbs, but ther…
Nicosia Part 2
I am learning more about Nicosia with each email. I’ve one more after this one to complete the story.
Ru
Happy 100 Fenway Park!
Nicosia Part 2
While Selin was explaining to us about the cocoon art I noticed this scene down the stree…
Happenings on the Hudson
Heading north to Canada I do not really define as cruising, not at this time of year, anyway. It is an enjoyable motor trip nevertheless with lots to see. We are now traveling on the Hudson River. It is 300+ miles long and flows from north to south th…
