We checked out of Greece at Symi and checked into Turkiye at Bozburun. This was straight forward as we used an agent to ensure all the paper work was completed correctly. So, we lowered the Greek flag and raised the Turkish flag as we crossed the red dotted line on the chart plotter that marks the border. We only spent one night at Bozburun as it was quiet hot at about 36 degrees. It tends to be much hotter in harbours as you do not get the same breeze as you do at anchor. On leaving Bozburun we anchored out in the nearby bay of Sogut for a couple of days.



We have entered a pattern of very calm and stable weather, with no wind overnight or in the mornings and a gentle breeze in the afternoon. Although every time we go to sail somewhere, the wind seems to drop off as soon as we raise the sails. The weather seems to have cooled a bit in the last week, with daytime temperatures in the low 30's and overnight lows have dropped to the mid 20's, which makes sleeping much easier.

The value of the Turkish lira has decreased further in the three months we have been in Greece, with $1A equalling 17TL. It is hard to get you head around the rate that 100TL notes vanish out of the wallet. The video shows the delivery of ice-creams to the boat which cost 100TL each, that is about $6A each. Turkiye also has a very high inflation rate at 47.8% (July 2023), which is noticeable in the prices for eating out, which seem to have gone up considerably since earlier in the year. We like a glass of wine with our meals but at over 1000TL a bottle it is just too expensive at restaurants here. We miss our Greek house wine! Nerida is developing a taste for beer.... Most of our meals are cooked on board, as fresh food is still fairly cheap. We tend to eat out about twice a week. We have had some lovely meals, with delicious fresh meze.





The video shows some of the places we have visited in the last week.