{"id":3782,"date":"2013-06-22T11:27:31","date_gmt":"2013-06-22T11:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:32:14","slug":"agathonisi-to-kara-ada-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=3782","title":{"rendered":"Agathonisi to Kara Ada Island: May 30, 2013 – June 22, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Library at Ephesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 30, 2013 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c June 5, 2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Agathonisi, Greece<\/p>\n

We spent 6 days in Agathonisi, a delightful Greek island with friends Bill and Janet from AirStream.\u00a0 One big southerly storm chased all the other boats away, but we had good holding and stayed put.\u00a0 The day after the storm lots of boats started coming in and every evening the place was filled with charter boats with everyone pushing to anchor where there wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t room.\u00a0 Boats were tied up together two and three deep on the quay and then had to move because they were taking up dock space reserved for fishing boats or the daily ferry.\u00a0 It was pretty crazy and it seemed that just when we thought that everyone was settled away and that there was just no room for anyone else, another boat would arrive and try to wedge in.\u00a0 I guess this is what is to be expected in the Med in the summer.<\/p>\n

Despite the chaos in the harbor, we enjoyed the place and had lovely walks on the island and enjoyed daily meals at the two small friendly tavernas.\u00a0 The water was clean and clear for swimming.<\/p>\n

Our last day there we witnessed a terrible incident\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 the death of a German man who had come in on a sailing charter boat with three friends.\u00a0 He must have had a heart attack while swimming and despite the efforts of his friends to revive him, he died on the beach just in front of us.\u00a0 Just an hour after he died the daily ferry boat from Samos came in, and within a few minutes some of the men from the village had moved his body onto the ferry and it was taken away, accompanied by two of his sailing friends.\u00a0 Very distressing event.<\/p>\n

June 5, 2013 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c June 11, 2013\u00a0 Ku\u00c5\u0178adasi, Turkey<\/p>\n

Our next stop was in\u00a0 Ku\u00c5\u0178adasi, at a very nice marina where we spent another week. We took a tour bus with our friends Bill and Janet to see the ancient ruins of Ephesus.\u00a0 The tour threw in a couple of extras\u00a0 like a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153free\u00e2\u20ac\u009d stop at a rug factory (anyone want to buy a Turkish rug? ) and a leather factory (fashion show included)\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 which we could have done without, but it was all kind of fun.\u00a0\u00a0 We spent a lot of time replacing the membranes on the water-maker which is a real pain in the butt, but it seemed to be the next necessary step in getting our water maker fully operational.\u00a0 Met some new friends on the dock (Ichi Feet) , and checked out lots of the local restaurants.<\/p>\n

June 11, 2013 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c June 13, 2013\u00a0\u00a0 Kirkdilim Limani, Turkey<\/p>\n

We stopped for 3 nights in this very quiet and very pleasant anchorage on our way up the coast.\u00a0\u00a0 The clearest water we have seen yet and lovely weather to enjoy swimming.\u00a0 There is no coral here, and almost nothing in terms of sea life, but it was still nice to swim there.\u00a0\u00a0 We saw huge, beautiful thunderclouds in the distance a few nights in a row, but got no storms .\u00a0 Some friends of ours who were further north said they had violent thunder-storms with hail and strong winds, so I guess we were lucky.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Good holding in the anchorage.\u00a0 Only one or two other boats there, plus a couple of small fishing boats in the evening. No internet or phone access, so we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stay too long as we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like to be out of touch with family for too long and it is not safe to go without weather updates for so long either.\u00a0 We left just in time as the winds started picking up from the north\u00a0 on June 13th<\/sup>, and it looked like we were about to get our first taste of the infamous Meltemi winds.<\/p>\n

June 13, 2013 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c June 20, 2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00c3\u2021e\u00c5\u0178me Marina, Turkey<\/p>\n

We\u00a0 met up with our friends Dave and Melinda on Sassoon here and ended up spending a full week in the marina.\u00a0 It is a very upscale town, and the marina area is very pretty.\u00a0\u00a0 We didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t plan on spending a full week there (it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a very pricey marina) , but the strong northerly winds, the first meltemi winds of the season, just would not stop. Winds were between 20 and 26 knots from the north with much higher gusts all week. The \u00c3\u2021e\u00c5\u0178me marina is right in the middle of a bay which really amplifies the winds so it was difficult to leave there.\u00a0\u00a0 The marina area is surrounded by dozens of restaurants and bars which, unfortunately, meant a lot of loud music at night.\u00a0\u00a0 Between that music and the extremely loud calls to prayer from the nearby mosque it was not the most restful place.\u00a0 We did have fun celebrating our 35th<\/sup> wedding anniversary there one day, and the wedding anniversary of our friends (on Sassoon) the next day.<\/p>\n

June 20, 2013 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c June 23, 2013\u00a0\u00a0 Kara Ada anchorage, Turkey<\/p>\n

We left\u00a0\u00c3\u2021e\u00c5\u0178me Marina yesterday.\u00a0 Our current anchorage is only about 10 miles further north and when we had a lull in the winds yesterday morning we decided to get out of the marina.\u00a0 It was a slow slog upwind to get to our current anchorage, but we are glad we did it.\u00a0\u00a0 It is quite pretty and is well protected from the northerly winds which continue to blow strongly.\u00a0\u00a0 The holding is good and we are feeling safe and secure.\u00a0\u00a0 The island here is unpopulated, except by donkeys and pigs, which has the unfortunate side effect of creating a breeding ground for flies.\u00a0 They seem to like the inside of our boat, so we have had to keep our mosquito\/fly screens on all the hatches while we are here.\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nice and restful here and we are getting lots of reading done.\u00a0 Plenty of food on board and we will probably stay here a couple more days until the winds finally abate enough for us to head further north.<\/p>\n

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\"Library<\/a>
Library at Ephesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Library<\/a>
Library at Ephesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The ancient Greeks wrote “I LOVE ELVIS” at the end of line two<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Laura<\/a>
Laura and Janet remember that they need to return a book to the Library at Ephesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Prayers<\/a>
Prayers attached to the wall outside of the home of Mary, Mother of Jesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Making<\/a>
Making Turkish rugs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Making<\/a>
Making Turkish rugs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\u00c3\u2021e\u00c5\u0178me<\/a>
\u00c3\u2021e\u00c5\u0178me marina and town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View from ancient fort at \u00c3\u2021e\u00c5\u0178me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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  May 30, 2013 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c June 5, 2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Agathonisi, Greece We spent 6 days in Agathonisi, a delightful Greek island with friends Bill and Janet from AirStream.\u00a0 One big southerly storm chased all the other boats away, but we had good holding and stayed put.\u00a0 The day after the storm lots of boats started coming … <\/p>\n

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