Our stay and all the hustle and bustle in Ft. Lauderdale came to an end this week. My parents had just left to return home, when Benno removed a couple of mast brackets and the antenna arch from the pilothouse roof. Then he worked on the logistics of…
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Stone Statues to the marina by foot
Randal has been working days on end rewiring and moving wires in the saloon ceiling to make way for the stove pipe for our diesel heating stove. It isn’t a cooking stove; just one that can heat the boat more efficiently than the reverse AC heat…
Green Heights Park, Ilgaz and Moon and Sixpence Gastro Pub with Heidi
Today is sunny but blustery. Blustery means there is a medium wind. Two days ago there was a howling wind which we’d had for days so blustery is ok. I have two loads of laundry blow-drying in the sun and wind. Later I̵…
The Price of Ice
Last summer while visiting Tracy Arm with our friends the Crowders, we did a tour down to the snout of the North Sawyer Glacier (Crowder visit). As we were viewing the glacier a nice chunk fell off. We were about a half mile away so I wasn’t worrie…
The hill town of Karaman
When we set off with Heidi for Karaman, Randal and I knew nothing about the place. We visited on a damp, chilly, gray January day, but with Heidi as our guide Randal and I really enjoyed our walk around the hill town. I’ve included links…
Heidi and Randal cook
We definitely ate very well during our visit with Heidi and Kalle. And this only tells the story of dinners. We ate homemade bread, home grown and homemade grapefruit marmalade, cheese, thinly sliced cold meats, lots of tea and…
Inside Villa Manzara
Heidi and Kalle have named their home Villa Manzara, which in Turkish means view, landscape or panorama: and they certainly have beautiful views. There is so much that is so very interesting about Heidi and Kalle so I hope that you visit h…
A visit to Heidi and Kalle Trautmann part 1
I have just finished part 1 about our visit to Heidi and Kalle Trautmann. It has been raining since very early morning and the sun is just now trying to make an appearance. I will try to get some walking in to work off the huge plate…
Nice, but too short a visit
Two weeks with Mom and Dad went by in a flash. Yesterday we said goodbye at the airport as they flew off to a cold, wet and foggy Hamburg, Germany. Yes, Florida with a temperature of 79F was a nice vacation for them. They got to experience a trip wi…
A new calf and new friends
Randal and I spent this weekend visiting Heidi and Kalle Trautmann at their beautiful home near Girne. We had a wonderful time! We arrived late Saturday morning and left early Monday morning and I took almost 300 photos over the two …
