Alis Pension on Lake Egirdir
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We left Marmaris Monday July 4th and we’re having the time of our lives. Maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but maybe not. In just 3 days we have…
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R and R on a road trip through Turkey
Independence Day Holiday in Wrangell
At the Seattle Boat Show some of the smaller Alaska communities send representatives from their ports to encourage recreational boaters to visit. While talking with the Wrangell Harbor master, she claimed that Wrangell had the best 4th of July celebrat…
June 21 to July 1 – Exploring the the Area
Our first set of guests are arriving in Wrangell on July 4. We want to be in Wrangell on July 1 to get the boat cleaned and to enjoy the holiday celebrations (the Harbor Master advised us that Wrangell takes its Independence Day holiday pre…
Rhodes part 2
A garbage and bus strike had ended that morning.
More black and white stone pathways.
Funny name for a laundromat.
Randal and friend outside a souvenir shop selling ancient Greek and medieval collectibles. (Replicas of course.)
Doorways o…
Visa Run to Greece
Hi All,
We biked off for lunch in Turunc, a town about an hour from the marina. We’d biked through on other trips and stopped once for gas since it’s the only station between Marmaris and Bozburun. We decided to mak…
Dog bite
My sister and Randal’s brother-in-law asked about the dog bite. I thought I’d mentioned it but guess I didn’t. So here is the short story…
Leaving Kalkan 3 dogs chased the bike and one bit Randal. It see…
Putterin' in Petersburg
Since our “adventure” passage from Seattle to Wrangell in January, MV DavidEllis has spent 4 months on the hard getting sandblasted and new bottom coatings, and another 5 weeks at the dock in Wrangell putting things back together; we are finally un…
Space Savers
Most of the time Diesel Duck is swinging under anchor, so there is no need for a lot of fenders hanging over the side. In order not to clutter up the topside of the boat, we deflate our fenders and store them below. But even when deflated, they take …
Tranquility at Lake Sylvia
Many, many times have we visited Ft. Lauderdale, Florida by plane, car and by boat. If you come here to soak up some sunshine there is a seven mile beach lined with hotels of every kind. If you come by boat, you’ll be astounded by the 165 miles of wa…
Crabapalooza 2011 – June 12 to June 19
In 2010, we hung around the Ketchikan area for about a month before rendezvousing with our friends Dorothy & Dave Nagle and their vessel the DavidEllis. During that time we explored a number of areas and identified some worth repeating. Specificall…
