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Merhaba,
    Just a quick note to say we are off about 5 pm this evening for a night run to Yat Lift Boat Yard in Bodrum north west of Marmaris. We are going there as it wall cost far less there, than here at Netsel, and the work will be…

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.&#16…

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&#8217…

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…

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…

Jerusalem Mazkeret Moshe

Shalom,
  Up until now Randal and I have been really Gung Ho! about our cruising life.  But now, for some reason, we have hit a snag. We have been off traveling since November 2006 when we left Roanoke with a one way ticket for China. Since t…