Great to hear from you, Salty Dawg! I still recall the first time I met you two and saw the original Salty Dwag at the first West Marine Trawler Fest in Stuart in 1997. Even way back then Jim and Susy Sink of Salvation II were raving how wonderful Turkey was and how it would become a leading cruising ground. --Georgs Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 http://www.trawlercrawler.net > We have been based in Turkey for the past 6 years. Our crew includes Danforth, a Golden Doodles who crossed the Atlantic with us on Medbound 2007 Rally & Tatli (Turkish for sweet or dessert) a toy Maltipoo. Also we have a Turkish seaman Mehmet Ali who has been with us for 4 years who assists in all aspects of our boat maintenance & operation as well as cooking for us every day. > > Lowie & David Bock > MV Salty Dawg > Nordhavn 55-04 > Alanya, Turkey