The process of clearing out of Turkey was easy, entering Greece was another matter. A cruising permit is required for foreign boats in Greece, Dan had registered on line and paid the 1,500 euros by
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TE on Turkish Coast 2023
True East finally arrived in Marmaris on May 31. We met with our agent to handle the required paperwork with Customs and Immigration, Dan was now missing his passport. Turkiye has strictest rules and the
Read moreNetherlands 2022
This was the last cruise of the 2022 season and it was fitting that it took us back to where we started the Baltic adventure in the spring of 2019. Our plan was to meet
Read morePoland, Germany & Denmark 2022
Leaving Gdansk we headed to the port city of Gdynia for lunch then on to Hel, the first of the Polish resort towns on the Baltic. The north coast is literally 100 miles of sandy
Read moreLithuania Road Trip 2022
Lithuania Road Trip 2022 Lithuania is tucked between Latvia and the Russian province of Kaliningrad on the Baltic. Klaipeda is the only port city of any significance and became our base during our visit to
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Latvia 2022 Latvia is one of the former Soviet Baltic countries that got its freedom in 1991. With a population of about two million, it is about the size of New Jersey. Like Estonia, it
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Leaving Helsinki it was a quick 35 mile run over to Tallin, the capital of Estonia, where we docked at their in city marina. Estonia is one of our favorite countries and Tallin a favorite
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Sweden to Finland 2022 Having explored the Stockholm archipelago with Wes and Alexis, we decided to make a direct run to Marieholm, the capital of the Aland Islands. Following what we refer to as our
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Stockholm Archipelago 2022 Arriving back Wasa Yachts, we found True East floating at the dock as scheduled. After a few hours of checking all systems we headed to the marina at Södertälje were we could
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TE Return to Sodertalje Leaving Marstrand we headed for Varberg and fueled up there. Most of the boaters in the Nordic countries are sailors, no wonder with diesel costing as much as $10/gallon. With a
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