Thanks to our very efficient and helpful agent Soner and his partner, our motorbike is legal and insured and ready to be ridden as soon as we can figure out how to get it off the flybridge without bashing the side of our boat, knocking down the marina …
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Pamukkale
Randal and I went into Marmaris today to see our agent Soner to get the paperwork filed and finished for our motorbike. Turkey won’t honor our Malaysian insurance so we have to get Turkish insurance but it will be good for 6 months.&…
Ephesus, the end
Yesterday morning there was a Ladies’ Coffee and the new marina manager came to say hello and to field some questions and concerns. He managed to soften everyone (about 15 of us) up by having the bar serve really good cake and tea th…
Ephesus Part 2
We tested out the Marina restaurant last night. There is only one restaurant and 1,600 berths so you can imagine. It took forever for our order to be taken and the noise level was ridiculous, but Randal said his steak actually tasted…
Ephesus Ancient Site Part 1
In the tropics you can do your laundry at sunrise and it will be dry before 10 am. Here you do your laundry at sunrise and maybe it’s dry by 2 pm. I did laundry on Sunday and today and both times shortly after it was hung up th…
Some fun stuff
An extra email just for fun.
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Doramac
Fast Food and Silly Shopping Stories
Linda Levy being Linda Levy
This picture was taken on Marmaris waterfront but seems an appropriate illustration for this story. . Marmaris Yacht Marina is about a 30 minute b…
First bit about Marmaris
Today Linda, Randal and I took the small dolmus (small bus) to town for food shopping at the Tansas Supermarket. It was hot enough to wear a t-shirt and shorts. Tonight I’m in flannel and a sweatshirt. When the sun goes d…
Back on DoraMac
The afternoon winds are whistling! But that’s ok: it’s howling winds that cause problems. We’ll definitely have to get used to the Mediterranean weather patterns. Yesterday about an hour before noon we w…
Having fun while waiting
What is happening on Diesel Duck? (Continued…)
Something showing up on the radar…
It’s been too long since I updated the blog; here’s what’s happening: Dorothy and I arrived back in Seattle (from Hong Kong) 12 April; very kindly picked up at SEATAC by Kurt & Marcia (Alpenglow). An interesting moment on the flight home was du…
