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today was such a memorable day! We walked several miles through ancient ruins at our leisure, with on one else in site. Except for the cows, and sheep grazing amongst the columns, archways and dry grass. We ate lunch at a street side Pide (Turkish pizz…

Yesterday we pulled into a small bay in the town of Kiyikislacik. We have been so impressed with the ruins in this town. The name of the ruins are IASOS, and date back to the IV century BC. In all of the information posted it indicates that the city wa…

We are pulling anchor in Torba and plan to head to Guvercinlik ( Ancient Port Haryanda) We have had some wind which they refer to as Meltemi’s. No wind in the morning but picks up in the afternoon and really really blows!!!

Merhaba,We are pulling Anchor in Torba and plan to head to Guvercinlik ( Ancient Port Haryanda) We have had some wind which they refer to as Meltemis’. The wind picks up in the afternoon and really blows, at times the boat will slightly list but very b…

The CitiesPriene, Mylus, Herakleia, Melitus.Around the ancient gulf stood a number of great Ionian cites, including the greatest of them all, Miletus. Silting was taking place in ancient times and is not a modern phenomenon. Strabo tells us that the ch…