- Journal Entry No. 26 - entered 22 November, 2005
- DAY 834 - SUNDAY 26TH JUNE, 2005 – FORGOTTEN HOW TO SAIL?
- DAY 844 - 6th JULY, 2005 – FINIKE MARINA FOR THE LAST TIME
- DAY 845 - 7TH JULY, 2005 – ON THE WATER AGAIN…..
- DAY 854 - 16TH JULY, 2005 – KAS AND ANOTHER LESSON
- DAY 863 - 25TH JULY, 2005 – CMAP SO ACCURATE!!
- DAY 864 - 26th JULY, 2005 SUPERWOMAN, AND WHAT TED NOBBS NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND
- DAY 868 - 30TH JULY, 2005 – MED MOORING? NOT ON YOU LIFE! NOT US!
- DAY 886 - 17TH AUGUST: ANCHORING ANCHORING ANCHORING
- DAY 899 - 30th AUGUST, 2005 – MED MOORING, WHAT A CINCH!
- DAY 917 - 17th SEPTEMBER, 2005 – ARRIVAL AYVALIK
- DAY 925 - 25th SEPTEMBER, 2005 – SUMMARY OF ANCHORAGES AND MARINAS
- DAY 926, 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2005 – PUTTING THE BOAT TO SLEEP, BUT – NOW WHAT?
- Journal Entry No. 25 - entered 14th June, 2005
- As mentioned in my last entry, this journal is meant as a sailing journal, and due to our temporary residence in Istanbul, there’s no sailing at the moment. For cohesiveness on the web page, however, I am bridging the gap with information from my diary. The sailing story will resume when we next set off across the Mediterranean in Blackwattle.
- JANUARY, 2005 - THE REFUGEE SCHOOL OF ISTANBUL
- FEBRUARY, 2005 - LIVING WITH SNOW
- MARCH, 2005 - CHECKING ON BLACKWATTLE
- LIFE IN ISTANBUL
- MARCH, 2005 - SPRING AND OTHER MORE UNEXPECTED CHANGES
- APRIL, 2005 - LOOK BACK ON WINTER
- MAY, 2005 - THE VISIT OF THE EX-PAT………
- MAY, 2005 - SPRINGTIME WALKING IN ISTANBUL – AND HEADSCARF CONVERSATIONS
- JUNE, 2005 – SUMMER SUMMER SUMMER
- Journal Entry No. 24 - entered 21st January, 2005
- This journal is meant as a sailing journal, and due to our temporary residence in Istanbul, theres no sailing at the moment. For cohesiveness on the web page, however, I am bridging the gap with information from my diary. The sailing story will resume when we next set off across the Mediterranean in Blackwattle.
- Journal Entry No. 23 - entered 11th October, 2004
- DAY 488, 15th July 2004 - THE DILEMMA OF CRUISING - TOO MUCH LEISURE?
- DAY 489, 16th July 2004 - STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS WITH BLACKWATTLE
- DAY 490, 17th July 2004 - AND OUT OF LEFT FIELD - AN END TO CRUISING?
- DAY 498, 25th July 2004 - FROM CRUISING TO ACADEMIA WITH A NEW LIFE IN ISTANBUL?
- DAY 519, 15th August 2004 - BACK TO THE MUNDANE - YET MORE BOAT PROBLEMS
- DAY 522, 18th August, 2004 - MARKET DAY IN FINIKE, AND TURKS WE HAVE MET
- DAY 523, 19th August, 2004 - A RIDE ON A DOLMUS - BUS
- DAY 524, 20th August, 2004 - THE COUNTDOWN
- DAY 525, 21st August, 2004 - ROB STARKEYS HOLIDAY WITH A DIFFERENCE
- DAY 543, 8th September, 2004 - THE HOLIDAY THAT NEVER WAS -(VISIT OF ROB AND DONNA)
- DAY 555, 20th September, 2004 - LAST DAYS ON THE BOAT - FAREWELL TO CRUISING, HELLO ISTANBUL
- DAY 565, 30th September, 2004 - STILL ON TENTERHOOKS - OPENING THE BOX OF CHOCOLATES.
- Journal Entry No. 22 - entered 3rd August, 2004
- DAY 457, 14th June, 2004 – THE GRAND PLAN FOR CRUISING THE MED
- DAY 460, 17th June, 2004 - THE FIRST TASTE
- DAY 462, 19th June, 2004 – MEETING THE GULETS (HEAD ON?)
- DAY 467, 24th June, 2004 – TED I’M HITTING THE ROCKS
- DAY 468, 25th June, 2004 – THE HYPNOSIS BEGINS
- DAY 471, 28th June, 2004 - THE COLLAPSING OF THE GRAND PLAN
- DAY 487, 14th July, 2004 – SHORT VISIT, GREAT MEMORIES – OF THINGS THAT STING AND TURKISH UNIVERSITIES
- Journal Entry No. 21 - entered 1st July, 2004
- DAY 438, 26th May, 2004 – THE MED AT LAST – PORT SAID TO ASHKELON, ISRAEL
- DAY 439, 27th May, 2004 – ARRIVAL INTO ISRAEL
- DAY 441, 29th May, 2004 – INTRODUCTION TO ISRAEL
- DAY 444, 1st June, 2004 – THE PALESTINIANS OF BETHLEHEM
- DAY 445, 2nd June, 2004 – THE MAGIC OF OLD JERUSALEM BUT WITH GUNS
- DAY 447, 4th June, 2004 - THE UNEXPECTED BEAUTY OF THE DEAD SEA
- DAY 449, 6th June, 2004 – FROM ASHKELON TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF HERZLIYAH
- DAY 453, 10th June, 2004 - GOODBYE ISRAEL……….. SAILING TO TURKEY
- DAY 457, 14th June, 2004 – ARRIVAL INTO TURKEY
- DAY 459, 16th June, 2004 – TO CONTINUE THE JOURNAL? THAT IS THE QUESTION.
- VALE RED SEA, AND “THE RED SEA NET”
- Journal Entry No. 20 - entered 6th June, 2004
- DAY 414, 2nd May, 2004 - AT LEISURE IN FANTASY LAND - HURGHADA
- DAY 416, 4th May, 2004 - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IMPORTANT - STILL IN HURGHADA
- DAY 422, 10th May, 2004 - WEATHER WINDOW WHEN?
- DAY 429, 17th May, 2004 - HEADING FOR THE GULF OF SUEZ - ENDEAVOUR HARBOUR
- DAY 430, 18th May, 2004 - PRESSING FORWARD - EL TUR
- DAY 431, 19th May, 2004 - THE 40 KNOT STING IN THE TAIL - EL TUR TO SUEZ
- DAY 432, 20th May, 2004 - ARRIVAL AT PORT SUEZ
- DAY 433, 21st May, 2004 - EXPLORING SUEZ
- DAY 434, 22nd May, 2004 - FIRST HALF OF SUEZ CANAL - TO ISMIALIA
- DAY 436, 24th May, 2004 - WONDERFUL TOWN ISMIALIA
- DAY 437, 25th May, 2004 - SECOND HALF SUEZ CANAL - TO PORT SAID AND THE MEDITERRANEAN
- Journal Entry No. 19 - entered 13th May, 2004
- DAY 390, 8th April, 2004 - STRANDED IN - PARADISE OR HELL? (MARSA EL MAROB
- DAY 392, 10th April, 2004 - FINALLY A SMALL HOP NORTH (MARSA UMBEILA)
- DAY 394, 12th April, 2004 - STIR CRAZY!
- DAY 395, 13th April, 2004 - FINALLY A LEAP NORTH - BEING ENTERTAINED BY THE VHF
- DAY 396, 14th April, 2004 - TOO LONG IN THE RED SEA - NIGHT THOUGHTS
- DAY 397, 15th April, 2004 - ARRIVAL INTO THE FIRST EGYPTIAN BAY (SHARM LULI)
- DAY 400, 18th April, 2004 - SUPPLIES RUNNING DOWN - CELEBRATING ANYWAY
- DAY 401, 19th April, 2004 - DISCOVERING THE DILEMMA OF CRUISING THE EGYPTIAN COAST (MARSA ALAM)
- DAY 402, 20th April, 2004 - STRUGGLING ON - PORT GHALIB
- DAY 405, 23rd April, 2004 - THE CLEAR PROBLEM WITH CRUISING EGYPT'S RED SEA COAST:
- DAY 406, 25th April, 2004 - BLACKWATTLE'S BLACKEST PERFORMANCE - LIMPING TO SHELTER
- DAY 409, 27th April, 2004 - HEROES TO THE RESCUE, ARRIVAL AT THE TOP OF THE RED SEA!
- Journal Entry No. 18 - entered 3rd May, 2004
- BECOMING TLDC'S (TRUE LONG DISTANCE CRUISERS)
- DAY 373, 22nd March, 2004 - THE SHUBUK CHANNEL TO SUAKIN
- DAY 374, 23rd March, 2004 - THE MAGIC OF SUAKIN.
- DAY 376, 25th March, 2004 - STRUGGLING NORTH - MARSA(INLET) FIJAB
- DAY 377, 26th March, 2004 - MEETING WITH SHARIF
- DAY 380, 29th March, 2004 - NORTH AGAINST THE WIND,KHOR SHINAB, AS GOOD AS IT GETS
- DAY 384, 2nd April, 2004 - TOO FAST TOO FAST - THE MAGIC OF THE SUDAN
- DAY 389, 7th April, 2004 - WEATHER WINDOW CLOSED - HOLED UP IN BLACKWATTLE
- Journal Entry No. 17 - entered 5th April, 2004
- DAY 353, 2nd March, 2004 - ANFILE BAY TO MASSAWA, ERITREA
- DAY 355, 4th March, 2004 - DISCOVERING MASSAWA
- DAY 358, 7th March, 2004 - ASMARA, AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE
- Day 359, 8th March, 2004 - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, ERITREAN STYLE
- DAY 364, 13th March, 2004 - TRAPPED IN ERITREA
- DAY 366, 16th March, 2004 - A STRANGE ANNIVERSARY
- DAY 368, 17th March, 2004 - AWAY FROM MASSAWA
- DAY 372, 21st March, 2004 - STRUGGLING NORTH
- DAY 373, 22nd March, 2004 - TO THE SUDAN
Owing to many requests, some more strident than others, that we change the format of the journal, from THIS POINT ONWARDS, the DAY ORDER within each
journal entry will read chronologically. Hopefully this will make it easier to read, and less work to print in the correct sequence
- Journal Entry No. 16 - entered 8th March, 2004 - NEW PHOTOS
- DAY 351 - 29th February, 2004 ANFILE BAY
- DAY 349 - 27th February, 2004 THE SECOND MAYDAY, AND PASSAGE INTO THE RED SEA
- DAY 348 - 26th February, 2004 ON TOWARDS THE RED SEA
- DAY 347 25th February, 2004 THE COALITION FORCE AND US, THEN THROUGH THE ZONE
- DAY 346 24th February, 2004 THE FIRST MAYDAY
- DAY 345 23rd February, 2004 BECALMED IN SPACE, AND THE COALITION WARSHIPS
- DAY 344 - 22nd February, 2004 MORE BAD LUCK
- DAY 343 - Saturday 21st February, 2004 FROM SALALAH SETTING OUT FOR THE PIRATE ZONE NOT A GOOD START
- DAY 341 19th February, 2004 PLANNING THE CONVOYS
- DAY 335 - 13th February, 2004 - DELAYED
- DAY 332 - 10th February, 2004 SALALAH AND ITS WOMEN
- DAY 330 - 8th February, 2004 ARRIVAL IN SALALAH
- Journal Entry No. 15 - entered 20 February, 2004 - NEW PHOTOS
- DAY 329 - 7th February, 2004 BACK IN HEAVEN AND THE RED SEA NET
- DAY 326 - 4th February, 2004 WILD LIFE
- DAY 325 - 3rd February, 2004 BRUISING AND BURNING
- DAY 324 - 2nd February, 2003 A PASTIME FOR MASOCHISTS
- DAY 323 - 1st February, 2004 WHY DID WE EVER LEAVE HOME?
- DAY 321 - 30th January, 2004 NO PAINTED OCEAN
- DAY 317 - 26th January, 2004 UP AND AWAY DEPARTURE FROM COCHIN
- DAY 315 - 24th January, 2004 TWO SLEEPS TO GO
- DAY 314 - 23rd January, 2004 THE LAST DAYS IN COCHIN
- DAY 305 - 14th January, 2004 EXPLORING THE BACKWATERS
- Journal Entry No. 14 - entered 13 January, 2004 - NEW PHOTOS
- DAY 298, 7th January, 2004 THE IDIOSYNCRACIES OF TED NOBBS
- DAY 292, 1st January, 2004 THE BIG PARADE OF THE YEAR
- DAY 291, 31st December, 2003 - NEW YEARS CELEBRATIONS BURN, SANTA BURN!
- DAY 285, 25th December, 2003 CHRISTMAS
- DAY 281, 21st December, 2003 - ENJOYING COCHIN
- DAY 278, 18th December, 2003 - VERY VERY THIN WATER GETTING TO THE ANCHORAGE
- ARRIVAL FORMALITIES INTO INDIA
- DAY 277, 17th December, 2003 - THE SPANISH ARMADA
- DAY 276, 16th December, 2003 AMID THE FISHING BOATS AND NETS
- DAY 275, 15th December, 2003 - PIRATES OR PARANOIA?
- DAY 274, 14th December, 2003 - NANCYS GOING HOME
- DAY 273, 13th December, 2003 - LADIES GENTLEMEN AND TRAMPS, TO WINDWARD HO!
- DAY 271, 11th December, 2003 - HEADING FOR - WHERE?
- Journal Entry No. 13 - entered 21 December, 2003 - NEW PHOTOS
- DAY 270, 10th December, 2003 - DEPARTURE FROM MALE
- DAY 265, 5th December, 2003 - THE WORKING ARCHITECT
- DAY 260, 30th November, 2003 - DISCOVERING MALE
- DAY 255, 25th November, 2003 - ARRIVAL INTO MALE - CATCHING THE FERRY IF YOU CAN
- DAY 252, 22nd November, 2003 - FLYING FISH OLYMPICS
- DAY 248, 18th November, 2003 - THE AFTERMATH OF DAY 244, DEPARTURE FROM ADDU ATOLL
- Journal
Entry No. 12 - entered 19 November, 2003 -
NEW PHOTOS
- DAY 244, 14th November, 2003 - THE NIGHT WE HAD TO HAVE.....
- DAY 240, 10th November, 2003 - SOMEONE MUST BE LOOKING AFTER US
- DAY 237, 7th November, 2003 - ARRIVAL AT ADDU ATOLL, MALDIVES
- DAY 235, 5th November, 2003 - TRAVELLING NORTH
- DAY 233, 3rd November, 2003 - DECISION TIME
- DAY 232, 2nd November, 2003 - CAUGHT IN THE DOLDRUMS
- DAY 230, 31st October, 2003 - PLAYING DODGEMS WITH WINNERS
- DAY 228, 29th October, 2003 - THE TROPICAL STORMS BEGIN
- DAY 227, 28th October, 2003 - DOLDRUMS - TO BE OR NOT TO BE
- DAY 225, 26th October, 2003 - FLYING FISH SUPER FISH
- Journal
Entry No. 11 - entered 4 November, 2003
- DAY 222, 23rd October, 2003
- DEPARTURE FOR CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO
- DAY 220, 21st October, 2003 - THE STORY OF BOB AND 'TASNEEM'
- DAY 219, 19th October, 2003
THE NITTY GRITTY
- DAY 218, 18th October, 2003
- THE WEDDING - NEW PHOTOS ADDED 4/11/03
- DAY 213, 14th October, 2003
- COCOS AND WHAT A WELCOME
- DAY 210, 11th October, 2003
- MISERABLE SAILING
- DAY 207, 8th October, 2003
- SMALLISH REPORT
- DAY 206, 7th October, 2003
- AWAY FROM CHRISTMAS WITH THE NODDIES
- Journal
Entry No. 10 - entered 7 October, 2003 - NEW
PHOTOS ADDED 4/11/03
- DAY 204, 5th October, 2003
- GALAPAGOS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN
- DAY 201, 2nd October, 2003
- GETTING TO KNOW YOU
- DAY 200, 1st October, 2003
- HELLO CHRISTMAS ISLAND
- Day 199, 30th September,
2003 - GOING TOO FAST
- DAY 197, 28th September,
2003 - SAILING IN GARBAGE
- DAY 196, 27th September, 2003
- AT NIGHT ON WATCH - FISHING BOATS, FLYING FISH AND DANCING
GREEN DOLPHINS
- DAY 194, 25th September, 2003
- ARE YOU EVER SCARED MUM?
- DAY 193, 24th September, 2003
- SAILING OVER THE JAVA TRENCH
- Journal
Entry No. 9 - entered 26 September, 2003 -
NEW PHOTOS ADDED 5/10/03
- DAY 192, Tuesday 23rd September,
2003 - HEADING TO CHRISTMAS ISLAND
- DAY 189, 20th September, 2003
- ARRIVAL INTO ASHMORE REEF - S12.13.24 E123.00.48
- Day 188, 19th September
- LIFE ON BOARD - S12.30.32 E123.12.46
- Day 187, 18th September,
2003 - THE BIRD WHO VISITS - S12.37.33 S124.39.04
- DAY 185, 16th September,
2003 - GOING NOWHERE BUT WHO CARES - S12.41.12 E127.15.50
- DAY 183, 14th September,
2003 - ON THE NOSE AND GETTING NOWHERE - S12.29.75, E128.50.67
- DAY 182, 13th September, 2003
- WESTWARD FROM DARWIN
- DAY 181, 12th September, 2003
- NANCY'S FUNNY SMILE CAUSES MORE DELAYS IN DARWIN
- Journal
Entry No. 8 - entered 8 September, 2003 - NEW
PHOTO ADDED 5/10/03
- PEOPLE NEWS IN DARWIN.
- DAY 171, 2nd September, 2003
- FINALLY THE COUNTDOWN, OPEN SEAS SOON?
- DAY 168, 30th August, 2003
- MORE AND MORE AND MORE DARWIN
- DAY 146, 8th August, 2003
- DARWIN ? O NO! NOT MORE DARWIN!
- DAY 140, 2nd August, 2003
- DARWIN SYDNEY DARWIN A LIGHTNING FLASH
- Day 132, 25th July, 2003
- HELLO DARWIN!
- Journal
Entry No. 7 - entered 27 July, 2003 - NEW
PHOTO ADDED 5/10/03
- DAY 125, 18th July, 2003
- PORT ESSINGTON TO DARWIN
- DAY 121, 14th July, 2003
- PORT ESSINGTON
- DAY 119, 12th July, 2003
- WESSELL ISLANDS TO PORT ESSINGTON
- DAY 117, 10th July, 2003
- BAMAGA TO WESSELL ISLANDS
- DAY 112, 5th July, 2003
- BAMAGA (SEISIA VILLAGE)
- DAY 108, 1st July, 2003
- POSSESSION ISLAND
- Journal
Entry No. 6 - entered 7 July, 2003 - NEW
PHOTOS ADDED 5/10/03
- DAY 108, 30th June, 2003
- TED NOBBS TEACHING METHODS, AND ROUNDING THE TIP OF CAPE
YORK!
- DAY 107, 29th June, 2003
- BUSHY ISLAND TO ESCAPE RIVER - away from the atolls
- DAY 106, 28th June, 2003
- MARGARET BAY TO BUSHY ISLAND - a miserable anchorage
- DAY 104, 27th June, 2003
- PORTLAND ROADS TO MARGARET BAY
- DAY 103, 26th June, 2003
- PORTLAND ROADS
- DAY 102, 25th June, 2003
- MORRIS ISLE TO PORTLAND ROADS
- DAY 101, 24th June, 2003
- STANLEY ISLAND TO MORRIS ISLE- Dr Zeuss comes to life!
- DAY 100, 23rd June, 2003
- NINIAN BAY TO STANLEY ISLAND - in the Flinders Group
- DAY 99, 22nd June, 2003
- LIZARD ISLAND TO NINIAN BAY - into the wilderness....
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