'Home' again - Marmaris
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Steve & Chris
Sun 11 Oct 2009 11:46
36:49.143N
28:18.555E
Sunday 11th October
2009
Just had to have
another swim before leaving the crystal clear waters of Navarone Bay, then up
with the anchor which was no trouble to break out as it hadn't even dug in, then
we were on our way back 'home'.
Another day of
motoring through lack of wind, and of keeping our fingers crossed that the water
pump wouldn't suddenly give up completely. But it held out, and we made it
back to Marmaris by mid-afternoon. It was lovely to see the familiar
Turkish landscape as we approached the bay, and we were soon bows to on Juliet
pontoon in Yacht Marine as if we had never been away. On our way past
Hotel pontoon we were met by Rob and Sarah from Serafina who arrived here a
couple of weeks before us and had settled into marina life admirably! We
soon had the coffee machine plugged in and they joined us for a cappuchino and
to catch up on news.
It's good to be
back. We've sailed some 2,200 nautical miles since leaving the marina
in May and had a wonderful summer. We still have to pinch ourselves at
times to make sure we're not dreaming it all. Now we're making plans for
the winter and looking forward to seeing old friends and making some
new ones here in the marina, and friends and family at home in the new
year.
We have two lots of
visitors lined up over the next few weeks - Chris's brother Andy and his partner
Mo arrive in just a few days, and Chris's daughter Kirstie and grandchildren
Maisie-Jane and Jake come out on the 28th - and we are very much looking forward
to spending time with them all. We have been lucky to have friends and
family come to stay over the summer, and hope that many more will come in the
future. You all know where we are!