Bob & Eds voyage: Back to civilisation.

If that sounds a bit patronising, I only mean that’s it’s nice to go into a food shop and see brands of stuff which you know how they will taste . Clothes shops that have stuff other than Helly Hanson and Nike fakes and not every restaurant is a kebab house. This is a square croissant filled with cream!

An M& S which sold short bread 😋 and ladies shapeless underwear! The underwear shops in Turkey strangely were pretty saucy !

Exiting Turkey was fine , the agent which is a legal requirement did bugger all but they didn’t query my black water sucking regime (toilet tank) which although you’re sat in a marina and not on the boat needs to be done every two weeks. Heavy fines imposed and mine is a portable one in any case, but as said no problems.

Ahead was about three days and my longest non stop trip. I left on NYE so had new year somewhere off shore from Fethiye which was novel if not very exiting. Soon settled in to my routine of doing nothing but decided that I should have meal times in stead of constantly snacking on Haribos and cake. Sleep is always a bit of a problem as other ships are in the vicinity. I didn’t see many, some way off, but twice I had to jink my course and pass behind quite close. The other good thing was apart from a rain shower the wind was favourable and good strength , so had both sails up for quite a way. Arrived at the West Point of Cyprus with only a quarter tank of diesel used. Unfortunately that’s when the wind just died and had to motor the next 90 miles! My best 24 hr leg was 124 miles . Total distance 345 miles.Pretty knackered I decided to stop for a couple of hours using the sea anchor just off Akrotiri . Some food and a kip worked but the swell was ridiculous with no wind so headed off again arriving 11.30 the next morning at Billionaire’s ville AyiaNapa.

1/5 the price of Marmaris this was one of my better decisions. Brand new, great facilities, the marinaris want to keep helping , probably because the millionaire’s won’t lift a finger to do anything, it’s a bit embarrassing but funny.

Getting back into swimming in the sea but although it’s far from UK water temp it’s still a pain to actually get in. That’s my motivation I’m becoming a pussy lard arse. Apart from that going to hire a car € 39 for four days!! I think it will have 4 wheels. Interesting they do you for going below a certain speed on the motorways here, great idea don’t think we’ve got that yet.

Ayia Napa , full of tattooed E heads in the summer is devoid of anyone . Everything seems to be shut up for winter but that’s not a problem. Except the girlie bars are closed as well , wouldn’t go in there anyway. One visitor coming end of month. Any other takers? Next stop Egypt hopefully but not yet.