Sailing Around the Med | Checking Out of Turkey & Into Greece (w/our dog)
Ep. 126 ~ In this episode, we check out of the country with Port Police, Customs and Immigration and leave the beautiful city of Ayvalık, our last stop in Türkiye. After a few unforgettable months in this incredible country, it’s time to check out and sail just a few hours away to our next destination: the Greek island of Lesvos. Join us as we navigate the process of clearing out of Türkiye before heading to Mytilene, Lesvos, where we'll check into Greece with our dog through customs, immigration, and the port police.
We’ll be spending a few weeks in Mytilene, soaking up the Greek culture and exploring the town while waiting for the perfect weather window to cross the Aegean Sea to the stunning Sporades islands—coming up in the next episode!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:11 Our plan to leave Türkiye and enter Greece
00:51 Our marina in Türkiye - Paying them to be our agents
01:14 Map of Ayvalık with marina and port police locations
01:50 Necessary documents to check out of Türkiye
03:28 Removing our Turkish courtesy flag and raising our Greek courtesy flag and our Q flag.
04:33 Entering Greece
04:55 Greek Transit Log
05:20 Documentation for our dog
06:07 eTEPAI cruising tax
06:40 Map of port police, customs and immigration locations
07:27 Check In formalities into Greece are done!
08:38 Going to our marina
11:03 Short walk around town
13:55 Scootering around town
15:30 Our sail plan for the coming weeks
16:34 Photos of the area
17:07 Outro
HELPFUL LINKS:
All About Turkey: https://allaboutturkey.com/
Greece | New Digital Transit Log System: https://www.noonsite.com/news/greece-new-digital-transit-log-system-for-foreign-yachts/
Greek Transit Log: https://www.aade.gr/en/transit-log
Recreational Yacht Tourist Cruising Tax: https://www.aade.gr/en/etepai
Noonsite: https://www.noonsite.com/
No Foreign Land: https://www.noforeignland.com/
Navily: https://www.navily.com/
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