2026–Our Bi-annual Road Trip..

It’s a rainy day here… Turkey people love animals. We have heard that from all of our guides. There are pet ambulances in Istanbul and there health care is coverd by the government (as are people’s health care). They have a national program that spayeds the stray animals…And there are…

Today we are hanging in this cove. It is so beautiful and so peaceful! We are here an extra day because the stove stopped working. Luckily Steve can fix ANYTHING.. so we just chill and exercise and eat and nap! Here is Steve working: We don’t interrupt when he is…

Oh. It feels so good to be back on Ola and with Karen and Steve. You have all asked for pictures, so here they are! This is us waiting at the Municipal harbor for Steve. Our taxi driver almost lost his mind…he really thought we were going on a Cruise…

We are waiting in our hotel room. In 30 minutes a “transports car” will come to pick up our 4 suitcases , 2 carry-on bags and 3 bags of groceries to take us to a location that Steve and Karen are currently trying to find. They are in the dinghy……

Well for a week. After 11 hours of sleep I felt GREAT and we wandered around this seaside town. Went to a castle, saw peacocks. And maybe OLA–they pulled into town today after a windy hard sail here. We looked over the castle ramparts and could see catamarans out there.…

We are here! We will meet the Catamaran (Ola) the day after tomorrow. Boy, have they had an adventure getting here. Right now they are still out in the ocean trying to sail fast enough to moor here tonight. Today we saw 3 ruins. We walked a lot, listened carefully…

We walked down to the little town. It is now a destination for Cruise ship Tours…but has somehow retained a lot of its charm. The lady is actually our chef.. I am unsure how she ended up clearing trees! We had a REALLY good meal here (to be honest, maybe…

We had a tour guide today! Started at Virgin Mary’s House. These places where thousands of people have prayed always feel embedded with a spirit. Here is the wall with people’s prayers written on paper. Then off to Ephesus (Efes)–A Roman City of 250,000. lots has been excavated…lots more to…

I usually don’t post about lodging…but this is incredible. We were supposed to be in a Seaside Resort Hotel, but since we are going to be AT SEA for a week, that seemed redundant. So about 3 weeks ago our amazing tour company changed us to this one. I checked…

It was our last day in Istanbul and we decided to go to the Turkish Baths (Hamman) right by the Blue Mosque. They have been upgraded I am sure since 1500, but they felt very Royal and they made us feel very special. This was the entry shot from my…