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Summer 2013 - The Adventure Begins

Greetings all! In just a couple days Roberta, the doggies, and I, fly to Turkey to start this year’s cruising. Last year, I predicted my blog would be boring, and I delivered on that promise. This year, I’m predicting the blog will be exciting, and I hope I’m wrong. I’ll ... More>

by Ken Williams | 05/12/2013 | 631 Views | 4 Comments

[KensBlog] End of the 2012 Cruising Season

Greetings all! Roberta and I are now back home in Seattle. I had planned to do one or two more blogs, but nothing blog-worthy happened in the final days of our trip. The season went out with a whimper, not a bang. We stayed at anchor until the last possible moment, only a few miles from the marina. Each ... More>

by Ken Williams | 09/15/2012 | 6054 Views | 10 Comments

[Kensblog] Working our way back to port

Greetings all! Sans Souci is currently at anchor, only about 10 miles from Gocek, where this season's adventure began. We'll hang out here for a couple more days, then when we have no other choice, we'll head into port, and this year's cruising will end. The season did throw a few curve balls at us, right ... More>

by Ken Williams | 09/01/2012 | 5020 Views | 6 Comments

[Kensblog] Contest Results (from yesterday)

Greetings all! This is a short blog entry, just to follow up on yesterday's contest... Before I announce the winners, here is a bit of an update on our perfect anchorage. As you can see, our anchorage has gotten more crowded. The picture greatly exaggerates how far these boats are from my ... More>

by Ken Williams | 08/27/2012 | 4231 Views | 1 Comments

[KensBlog] The Perfect Anchorage

Greetings all! Sans Souci is back on the move! After spending several days in the big city of Izmir, we returned to the boat at the Didim Marina, where we spent several more days. Our son, Chris, isn't into cruising, so this left us seeking ways to stay entertained on land. I'll start this blog entry ... More>

by Ken Wiliams | 08/26/2012 | 5153 Views | 8 Comments