INDEX TO ENVOY’S BLOG TO END OF 2010

As our blog has now been running for over four years we decided to provide an Index of major cruising destinations and interesting subjects or events, cross-referenced to the blog dates for the period up to end of 2010. This will make it easier for newer readers to find content of the blog which most interests them.
The Index is in chronological order with most recent posts at the top, and does not include all posts. Generally there are photos related to the post close to it.

2010
- 25 November: Back in Marmaris for the winter, Marmaris marina
- 14 November: Cruising south, Torba, MacGyver, Bozburun
- 28 October: We drag anchor during a gale, Ephesus
- 24 October: Monitoring weather, Eskifoca, Ildir, bilge management
- 7 October: Eskifoca
- 29 September: Cruising north up Turkey’s west coast, Sigacek, Dalyankoy, Cesme,
Chios
- 13 September: Clearing out of Greece and into Turkey, repairs to our Yanmar
- 1 September: Santorini, Astipaelia, Kalimnos, the Schengen Treaty
- 25 August: Rethimno, cruising north to Santorini, improvements to Envoy’s charging
system
-16 August: Chania, German war graves
- 5 August: Gramvousa Is
- 28 July: Ormos Milati, Soudha Bay, NZ war graves
- 20 July: Cruising west along Crete’s north coast
- 11 July: Impressions of Crete
- 3 July: Agios Nikolaos, resolution of gearbox problem
- 27 June: Crete, Sitia, Spinalonga, gearbox problem
- 17 June: Rhodos, Greek cruising tax, Lindos, Karpathos
- 26 May: Vodafone internet connection, unexpected problems with water maker and
hydraulic stabilisers
- 14 May: Envoy finally back in water after 28 months on the hard
- 4 May: Fresh water tanks removed
- 27 April: Problem with leaking fresh water tanks
- 25 April: Life living aboard on the hardstand, about Marmaris Yat marina,
progress on re-commissioning work
- 18 April: Diane’s impressions of Marmaris and current Turkish prices, dentists,
progress on re-commissioning work
- 11 April: Envoy slowly comes to life as jobs get ticked off the list
- 8 April: Impressions of Envoy after our 27 months absence and work needed to start
cruising again
- 31 March: Link to a map showing Envoy’s cruising using Click2Map
- 25 January: Summary of Envoy’s cruising to date and plans for 2010

2009 – Envoy not used so no blog activity

2008
- 25 January: Turkish cruising regulatory requirements, summary of 2007’s cruise
- 6 January: Technical details of leaving Envoy on the hard at Marmaris for a
long period

2007
- 24 November: Guest blogger Frank Curulli’s impressions of turkey, Envoy & Simi
- 10 November: our 2007 cruise ends in Marmaris, Gemiler Buku and visit to ruined
Greek village of Kaya Koy, Envoy accidentally discharges sewerage in Ekincek
- 28 October: Coastguard accuse us of scuba diving in restricted area at Knidos
- 14 October: Gerbeske, Arap Adasi, prices in Turkey, Simi
- 9 October: Gemler Adasi, Fethiye, we catch our first Med fish, Ruin Bay,
first rain in five months, the Endless Summer ends, Ekincek, Dalyan & Caunos
- 1 October: Finike, Kekova Roads, origins of Santa Claus, Kastellorizon,
Kalkan, repairs to our water maker
- 21 September: Antalya, Tekirova, routine engine room checks
- 10 September: Origins of the Turkish flag, Symi, Kokova Roads
- 2 September: Guest blogger – our daughter Amy re the Gulf of Gorgova
- 30 August: The Gulf of Gokova
- 16 August: The Gulf of Gokova, Snake & Castle Island, Cleopatra’s Beach, English
Harbour, getting LPG bottles filled in Greece & Turkey
- 8 August: Cruising in Turkey, Knidos, Datca, Keci Bucu, Bozburun, Bozuk Buku,
Ali Baba’s restaurant, we meet Turkish cruising couple – Ilkay & Meta and make
comparisons with displacement v planing vessels
- 29 July: Poros (Greece) to Bodrum (Turkey), Amorgos, the Monastieri of the Panayia,
Kos, Med weather, bureaucracy of clearing out of Greece and into Turkey
- 16 July: Serifos, sitting out a gale in Paros
- 9 July: Sounion, the Western Cyclades – Kithnos, repair of our
hydraulic stabilisers
- 1 July: Poros and the Gulf of Hydra, a near collision with a ferry, Piraeus
- 18 June: Piraeus, daily routines when cruising, Med marine life, repairing
our gearbox oil leak, planning repairs to our hydraulic stabilisers
- 10 June: Gulf of Corinth – Itea, visit to Delphi, Porto Germano, the Corinth Canal
Aigina
- 31 May: Levkas Canal to Cephalonia – Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and Paxos
- 23 May: Santa Maria di Leuca to Corfu – smoke in the engine room and our hydraulic
stabilisers fail
- 5 May: Aeolians to Calabria
- 27 April: Cefalu - Sicily
- 15 April: Description of Palermo, Sicily
- 9 April: Return trip from Palermo to Ustica
- 5 April: Cruise planning and our overnight cruise to Palermo
- 1 April: Problems berthing in Capri and further problems sheltering from a gale
in Cetraro
- 28 March: Our first cruise from Ostia to Capri
- 20 March: A gale in Ostia marina
- 8, 12 & 17 March: Joining Envoy for the first time in Ostia, our familiarisation
process and preparations for cruising

2006
- December 5: Full description of Envoy