Sailing Trip Sept 15-28 2012

Greg and Christine on the plains of Blue Heaven with Rich, Austin, Nikki and Francis
  • DSCN5539 Found our traveling companions in the same hotel!
  • DSCN5542 This is vacation! what am I worried about?
  • DSCN5543 Cepni Otel has a nice pool
  • DSCN5545 Fresh squeezed local produce
  • DSCN5546 Nikki studies Greg's look of worry
  • DSCN5547 Olives for breakfast
  • DSCN5549 Why so serious?
  • DSCN5552 Lightening up after a few cups of Turkish coffee
  • DSCN5556 Hibiscus in the garden of Cepni Otel
  • DSCN5557 Bougainvillea in bloom
  • DSCN5561 father and son
  • DSCN5562 first look at the Aegean
  • DSCN5563 parasailing
  • DSCN5568 dipping our toes in salt water
  • DSCN5571 first look in the cabin of Kush, our home
  • DSCN5573 Kush in port
  • DSCN5574 front cabin
  • DSCN5579 everyone studies the navigation equipment
  • DSCN5582 to your health and our trip!
  • DSCN5585 in port apero (Marmaris)
  • DSCN5586 Swiss Americans on board
  • DSCN5588 Nikki in her sailing "suit"
  • DSCN5589 lights of Marmaris from the Albatross Marina
  • IMG 0702 the Odyssey begins
  • IMG 0707 saiing out of Marmaris harbor
  • IMG 0708 Blue waters, not much wind
  • DSCN5595 Catamarans floating high
  • DSCN5600 Raising the main sail
  • DSCN5605 we're not alone steaming out past Nimara Adasi
  • DSCN5616 underway with wind power on the Aegean
  • DSCN5625 captain Francis
  • DSCN5627 first mate Rich
  • DSCN5628 the lookouts
  • DSCN5631 navigation panel at which many hours will be spent
  • DSCN5636 moored at Serce Limani
  • DSCN5640 a colorful gullet shares the bay with us
  • DSCN5641 dinner on deck
  • IMG 0720 futzing with the mail sail in preparation for departure
  • IMG 0723 Blue water over the edge
  • DSCN5676 second anchorage we got out at Knidos (Nikki and Austin approaching on the jetty)
  • DSCN5680 archway at Knidos
  • DSCN5682 exploring the ruins at Knidos
  • DSCN5685 amphitheater at Knidos
  • DSCN5686 columns in Knidos agora ruins
  • DSCN5690 bay on the other side of Knidos
  • IMG 0727 Greek inscription (Knidos)
  • IMG 0729 where Arabs inscribed graffiti with chisels
  • IMG 0735 and Greek capitals lay on the ground (Knidos)
  • IMG 0736 and mosaic still visible in the ground
  • DSCN5704 sunset over the amphitheatre at Knidos (view from the boat)
  • DSCN5645 the cruising committee consult the navigation panel
  • DSCN5648 onboard entertainment committee
  • DSCN5656 Nikki consults the cruising manual
  • DSCN5658 boat art
  • DSCN5663 how's this sailing apparel?
  • DSCN5666 boat art
  • DSCN5668 time for reading
  • DSCN5670 The Solitudes by John Crowley
  • IMG 0748 time for a few photos
  • DSCN5753 watermelon in Bodrum port
  • DSCN5749 Bodrum port communications the "old fashioned" way
  • DSCN5745 boats in Bodrum marina
  • DSCN5758 Bodrum taxi drivers' pass time
  • DSCN5759 we head for the castle on shore leave
  • DSCN5765 bougainvillea blossoms
  • DSC04912 Bodrum boardwalk
  • DSCN5773 entering the undersea archeology museum
  • IMG 0757 visiting St John's Castle at Bodrum
  • DSC04917 zen stairs
  • DSCN5779 polished flagstones
  • DSCN5781 glass artifacts from Serce Limani shipwreck
  • DSCN5786 glass art from 3000 years ago
  • DSCN5787 today's flag flaps in the wind overhead
  • DSCN5798 amphora and other clay artefacts
  • DSC04922 visiting the ramparts of the castle
  • DSC04923 go right to the Late Bronze Age
  • DSC04926 in the English Tower
  • IMG 0760 Amphora from the shipwrecks
  • IMG 0767 the reconstructed hull of late bronze age ship
  • IMG 0769 glass artefacts
  • IMG 0773 Arabic word art
  • IMG 0774 Nikki takes a rest in Bodrum
  • IMG 0754 St John's Castle from the harbor
  • DSCN5697 late Bronze Age
  • DSCN5803 night lights on the peer (Mosque of Bodrum in distance)
  • DSCN5805 night life in Bodrum
  • DSCN5809 souvenirs ward off evil
  • DSCN5811 Turkish pottery art
  • DSCN5813 Turkish needle lace art
  • DSCN5817 food art
  • DSCN5818 fruit porn
  • DSCN5820 Mindos Gate in Bodrum
  • DSCN5832 food art in Carrefour (Bodrum)
  • IMG 0781 food art on the boat
  • DSCN5715 the waters and mountains outside Bodrum
  • DSCN5717 morning over the Aegean Sea
  • DSCN5723 captain Francis at the helm
  • DSCN5729 urban development
  • DSCN5838 Austin and Nikki enjoying the sail (the Jackie O look)
  • DSCN5847 mother daughter while sailing to Alakisla
  • DSCN5848 you don't say?
  • DSCN5854 another boat in Alakisla bay
  • DSCN5856 anchoring committee scoping things out
  • DSCN5858 big thunderhead cloud
  • DSC04936 water's edge at Akbuk Limani
  • DSC04939 the beach at Akbuk Limani
  • DSC04943 swimming off the boat
  • IMG 0776 first stern line anchorage
  • IMG 0784 nightfall on the Aegean
  • DSCN5866 dinner preparation plays an important role
  • DSCN5868 games after sunset
  • DSC04946 reading while underway
  • DSC04947 daughter and mother
  • DSCN5870 Nikki takes a lesson in navigation
  • DSCN5871 then she's at the helm
  • DSCN5874 music committee
  • IMG 0795 Rich makes time for reading
  • IMG 0801 Greg after a swim
  • DSCN5875 Francis always watching
  • DSCN5878 Late afternoon light on Christine
  • DSCN5887 time for a few photos
  • DSCN5890 red boat in the Aegean
  • DSCN5892 chicken, apricot and fig sauce, Yummy!
  • DSCN5893 Turkish salad
  • DSCN5896 light, sea and land art
  • DSCN5899 blue plains of heaven
  • DSCN5902 Cleopatra's beach on Sehir Adalari Island
  • DSCN5903 Nikki and Austin swimming at Cleopatra's beach
  • IMG 0804 peer at Karacasogut was not crowded
  • DSCN5913 fish dinner at Karacasogut restaurant
  • DSCN5914 Francis checks the charts
  • DSCN5915 morning light, Austin checks out the captain's post with first mate
  • DSCN5922 Captain Francis with a Fresh T-shirt!
  • DSCN5926 Austin takes her for a spin
  • DSCN5927 Getting the info on surroundings
  • DSCN5928 Committee consulting on next anchorage
  • DSCN5930 Nikki studies the horizon
  • DSCN5933 gullet anchored outside Buyuk Cati
  • IMG 0817 speed boat was already in Buyuk Cati
  • IMG 0820 gullet anchored outside Buyuk Cati
  • IMG 0825 Rich reading in the forest above Buyuk Cati
  • DSCN5934 shore and sea in Buyuk Cati
  • DSCN5936 Nikki goes for a long swim to the mouth of Buyuk Cati
  • DSCN5939 Water temperature is cold when you first get in!
  • DSCN5941 where did Nikki go?
  • DSCN5943 Under flipper power
  • DSCN5949 musical accompaniments bring us much pleasure!
  • IMG 0827 Austin in the olive groves
  • IMG 0843 resembles Greece
  • DSCN5954 glassy water in the morning
  • DSCN5958 sunrise over the Aegean
  • DSCN5959 Nikki enjoying the scenery
  • DSCN5960 and her honey joins her
  • DSCN5961 there were two restaurants who wanted our business at Cokertme!
  • DSCN5965 we chose this one
  • DSCN5966 bougainviella blossoms
  • DSCN5973 Nikki and Austin in the olives
  • DSCN5974 olive fruit were beautiful
  • DSCN5975 oliver orchards were well kept and went on for miles and miles
  • DSCN5980 bee hives were buzzing with activity
  • DSCN5981 olive fruit art
  • DSCN5982 smoke parlor awaits customers
  • DSCN5984 we are the only boat at the Cokertme restaurant peer
  • DSCN5987 exploring the shore near Cokertme
  • DSCN5988 afternoon light is getting good
  • DSCN5994 the blue plains of heaven from a bluff above the harbor
  • DSCN5995 rugged landscape near Cokertme
  • DSCN5997 blue plains of heaven
  • DSCN5999 rock and sea art
  • DSCN6001 sailboat approaching under its own wind power
  • DSCN6004 blue plains of heaven near Cokertme
  • DSCN6009 Cokertme from the harbor as the afternoon light fades
  • DSCN6012 sunset over the Aegean from Cokertme
  • DSCN6015 birthday song and sweets for the captain
  • DSCN6018 Greg at the wheel we motor out of harbor
  • DSCN6024 Hayit Buku
  • DSCN6029 Hayit Buku
  • DSCN6037 Francis and Christine on shore at Hayit Buku
  • DSCN6039 Austin, Nikki and Rich get supplies
  • DSCN6044 Fancis and Rich get bring supplies back to the boat
  • DSCN6045 beach art
  • DSCN6051 land and sea
  • DSCN6052 which one is better? Keep them both!
  • DSCN6053 Kush in the Hayit Buku harbor
  • DSCN6059 Hayit Buku
  • DSCN6065 Nikki teasing?
  • DSCN6067 fun in the cockpit
  • DSCN6069 thoughtfulness
  • DSCN6086 land and sea
  • DSCN6087 land, sea, boat and woman
  • DSCN6089 Christine on deck admiring the view
  • DSCN6093 windy afternoon
  • DSCN6098 Turkish salad
  • DSCN6100 the cooks calmly await their customers!
  • DSCN6104 heading off in the dinghy to explore on shore
  • DSCN6106 island with castle walls in Keci Buku
  • DSCN6109 Keci Buku
  • DSCN6113 Marti Marina with lots of high powered boats
  • DSCN6117 shore trail around Keci Buku
  • DSCN6121 Austin and Nikki wading on the sand bar at Keci Buku
  • DSCN6128 umbrella art
  • DSCN6130 Austin and Rich hanging out near sandbar in Keci Buku
  • DSC04956 exploring the ruins of the Byzantine fort near Keci Buku
  • DSC04962 view from the island in Keci Buku
  • DSC04967 rock and sea art
  • DSC04974 sunset in Keci Buku
  • DSC04982 dinghy captain
  • DSCN6133 Tuna burgers and cook team before their feast
  • DSCN6135 morning light in Keci Buku
  • DSCN6137 rock art
  • DSCN6140 citadel ruins at Bozuk Buku
  • DSCN6141 Loryma Restaurant in Bozuk Buku
  • DSCN6146 Flying our colors in Bozuk Buku
  • DSCN6162 Nikki clamboring on the rock outcrops
  • DSCN6155 beautiful view of Bozuk Buku
  • DSCN6170 rock and tree art
  • DSCN6189 our last day of sailing, we return to Marmaris under sail
  • DSCN6187 Turkish flag
  • DSCN6185 Nikki admires the coast
  • DSCN6190 the last group photo in the Dalaman airport
  • DSCN6198 we were in Montreux to see the sun set over Lac Leman