In this episode we spend our last few days in the water for 2025 visiting some popular anchorages around Leros. These include Alinda and Agia Marina where we ...

This episode sees us visiting the attractions of Patmos, where we get some amazing views from the Chora, home to an incredible monastery, well preserved ...

This episode begins with us anchored in Patmos in an amazing bay, with private little beach, and all by ourselves! It is great holding so we do something a ...

In this episode we leave Kervali, damp but happy, and work our way west around the island of Samos. First we stop in Psili Amos for a night, where we really ...

We spend a few more days enjoying our apartment in Ho Chi Minh City, doing lots more eating, exploring some markets and visiting the waterfront. Mum and dad ...

In this episode we sail Blefouti to head north, not just to a new island but a whole new island group, the Sporades! We are off to Samos, the largest and ...

We are sheltering from a weak Meltemi in Pserimos giving Al an opportunity to do a lot of walking over this remote island. It only has only small town and lots ...

In this episode we are still learning to wingfoil. It is a bit wind dependent, and we do hire a more appropriate beginner board to help us master the upwind. ...

This episode starts with us underway, crossing the border between Turkey and Greece possibly for the last time. This turns into a massive day going through the ...

This is it, our last weeks in Turkey onboard Dakini - most likely forever! We have had such a great couple of seasons cruising the south and west coasts. We ...

At the end of our season 2025 sailing season we flew home via Vietnam. We met Al's parents in Ho Chi Minh City for a three week holiday. We have spent a lot of ...

In this episode we are sad to leave Tuzla, however we need to pump out in Oren before heading some just as remote and beautiful. Kel takes the opportunity to ...

We finally make it to Tuzla having tried to anchor here twice before and found it too busy. It is fair to say we were not disappointed. This place is ...

In this episode we plod back down the Gulf of Gokova to see friends in Kissibuku before taking their recommendation, and reversing course for Camli. This bay ...

The prevailing westerlies make it hard for us to get out of Akbuk and explore more of the Gokova Gulf, but we try! We do make it Oren again for another pump ...

In this episode we stay in Akbuk, a big bay on the northern side of Gokova Gulf that we are really enjoying. Al does something a bit different though, and ...

This episode begins with us anchored off Akyaka, the tourist town at the head of the Gulf of Gokova. In addition to being the home of a lot of big tourist ...

In this episode we continue deep into the Gulf of Gokova looking for new places to explore and we are not disappointed. First we have a great sail East to ...

In this episode we leave friends in Kalkan and take advantage of a rare Northerly to head west once again. After a slow we get Dakini up to a consistent 9knots ...

In this episode we spend a few great days in the Kekova Roads area doing some free-diving and some much needed maintenance, including getting some polishing ...

In this episode we are sailing from Fethiye in a huge collection of tourist boats. The summer school holidays are in the full force. We aren't sure how far ...

In this episode we leave the great anchorage at the entrance to the Gocek Marine Area and head on in to the park itself. It is so hot, one of the reasons we ...

Previously we have really enjoyed Marmaris however this time we are there for some urgent repairs on our anchor winch. Unfortunately the heat is really taking ...

We've left Simi and it's time to get our Türkiye courtesy flag out as we are crossing the border! We haven't checked in in Bozburun before and we are always ...