We arrived in Marmaris Yacht Marin on Tuesday afternoon after the long haul flight from Oz to Istanbul, a quick kip in an Istanbul hotel, and a short domestic flight to Dalaman airport, followed by a nice (sleep) bus ride to Marmaris. We even got our 80 or so kg of luggage safely through the 45 kg restriction on the domestic flight for the bargain and basement price of $60 (compare that to comparable Qantas/Emirates slap-on of $50/kg or $1,750). What was left of Tuesday was quickly consumed with organizing a berth in Clio and trying to store another load of clothes and equipment.

Next day, Wednesday, we had to finish the many chores to get Clio ready to be launched the next day. Those chores included a propeller installation (yes, we got a new one from Volvo under warranty!) , patching up some repairs on the rudder with antifouling, and a biggy: waxing the above-water part of the hull. I sometimes think longingly back to the simple life of a 27 ft boat owner instead of our 47ft monster. Those chores took all of Wednesday and most part of today, Thursday.

The marina men came for her with their lifting device in the late afternoon and she was put back into the water by seven that night. After an inspection for gushing-in water, we were securely tied up around eight that night. Erdal was able to get us a very good spot in the marina so we were happy. We celebrated the record 2 days between our arrival and launch with a nice meal at the local restaurant. ‘Phase 1’ done, and sore muscles to remind us of the creeping years when getting in our own berth that night. Tomorrow there is lots of cleaning and tidying up on the agenda.