S/V Artemis

Greece | Aegean Sea | Northern Greece | Artemis anchorage May 22, 2010 Hi Everyone, We took a look at Xerxes Canal but not much there today. All that remains is marshy land where it once was. We sailed about 10 miles to a fiord like bay. We were tucked back into the island with little islands protecting the entrance. It was like being on a little lake and no other boats around. There was a house at the one end. It rained all day Friday so again we chose to stay put. It felt l

April 29, 2010 Hi everyone, The weather continues to be sunny and warm. We left Bozburun on Monday and anchored in a beautiful anchorage, Mersincik on the northwest coast of the Datca Peninsula, south of Bodrum. We then motor sailed into the Gokova Gulf between Bodrum and Datca peninsula to a marvelous area with several excellent anchorages. The area is called Degirmen Buku and we are anchored in the all-around shelter of English Harbor surrounded by a pine forest. By the lo

March 28, 2010 Hi everyone, Happy Spring and Easter Week. Time seems to fly away from us here in Kemer Turkey as we are kept busy with boat jobs and activities. We had great fun on our Sunday hike today near Antalya. We hiked an old Roman Road and then went to a cave dwelling. We had a few sprinkles but when we got back to Kemer it was sunny and dry. The wind has picked up so it seems a bit chilly tonight. I had a "near bike loss" experience. The wind blew my bike over and wh

Aegean Sea | Turkey | Kemer Turkiz Marina | The Navigator Restaurant | Thanksgiving| November 28, 2009 Hi everyone, We hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Al and I and another American couple Steve and Pam were the evening coordinators. We had about 60 people as an Israeli boat came in on Thursday, some Turkish boaters came and two couples from Holland. Burak, our new marina manager and his wife came too. Aegean Sea | Turkey | Kemer Turkiz Marina | The Navigator Restaurant | T

October 31, 2009 Hi everyone, Happy Halloween. Can't wait to see what Maddie and Josie are wearing. It was a secret so I can only imagine until we have good internet again:-) We got some shopping in before Mike flew home on October 27. We got some nice gifts for his family. We met a taxi driver on the street and made arrangements for him to take Mike to the airport the next day. Well we took him to shore to meet his taxi at 0500. I think he was surprised that the guy showed

Turkey | South Dardanelles | Anit Limani anchorage below Turkish Gateway-Gallipoli Memorial Turkey | Sea of Marmara | Great sail to Dardanelles | Sally's new haircut September 30, 2009 Hi Everyone We left Avsa Adasi and had a great motor sail down the Dardanelles to Anit Limani. It was a beautiful anchorage below the Turkish Gateway and British War Memorial on the European side of Dardanelles. Beautiful moon and a quiet night. We went another 45 nm today to Sivrice Cove near

USA | Chicago | Christopher and Mary's House | Birthday #57 August 28, 2009 We had a fun birthday celebration for Grandma on the 25th. I turned 57 years young. Today we drove to Minnesota to stay with Pat, Nicci and Josie. Mary, Chris and Maddie, Justin and Chris will arrive next week for a Busy Fun Weekend. USA | Chicago | Christopher and Mary's House |Josie USA | Chicago | Christopher and Mary's House |Maddie and Grandma getting acquainted August 23, 2009 Hi everyone, We

Bulgaria | Black Sea |Nessebar | Stara Mitopolia Basilica Bulgaria |Black Sea | Nessebar | Old Town Bulgaria |Black Sea | Sveti Vlas | Dinevi Marina June 30, 2009 Hi Just noticed I hadn't written in over a week. After leaving Sozopol we stayed two days in Sveti Vlas, Dinevi Marina. This was a nice new marina about 4 nm north of Nessebar. We couldn't find a good place to stay in Nessebar so we moved on. Dinevi Marina is a huge complex built by two brothers. As a matter of fact

May 31, 2009 Hi all, Our friends Ron and Susan on "Gemini" caught up with us May 28 at Kemer Fishing Harbor (Sea of Marmara) and we are now traveling together. It's fun to have another boat to travel with. May 29 We moved on to a new unfinished harbor on Avasa Adasi (little island) We had this huge harbor all to ourselves. It looks to be about 3-4 years old and just a couple of small fishing boats are using it. Al and I walked three miles to town for fruit and bread. Then Ge

April 29, 2009 Hi all We went to Gocek on Monday and had the life raft serviced. Al and I watched as they inflated and went through all the supplies and parts. Berkant was good about explaining how everything worked and what needed to be replaced. A one year service cost 340 Euro. We decided to go with 3 year service documents for 500 Euro as we had many parts and supplies due to be updated and serviced either this year or next. He actually charged us 97 Euro less than the or