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Anchored in Kemer on the Sea of Marmara

Photo: Ships on the Dardanelles in Turkey. Credit: Lisa Borre.
Ships on the busy Dardanelles in Turkey. Credit: Lisa Borre.

Logbook Entry

Dates: 5/6/2010 – 5/7/2010
Distance: 40.2 nm
Sailed from: Canakkale
Lat: 40°25.5’N
Long: 27°03.9’E

Watching dolphins feed near the boat in glass calm water with a rose colored sunset through the haze to the west, it’s hard to imagine that just a few hours earlier we were fighting wind and current on our passage through the Dardanelles. We decided to leave Canakkale today even though the weather forecast looked better for tomorrow. We figured, “How bad can it be?” And the answer is, “Not too bad.” Continue reading Anchored in Kemer on the Sea of Marmara