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
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Turkish Roadtrip 2023
The original delivery window for our boat in Marmaris was between 10 and 31 May, by the time we reached Cappadocia, it was clear it would be the later part of the month. With a
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While we enjoyed our stay in Bucharest, we wanted to more of Romania particularly the Transylvania area. We decided to take the train up to Brosov and spend the night there. The train ride was
Read moreDanube Cruise 2022
Our original plan was to truck True East from the Baltic, around Belin, to the Danube, then down the Danube thru the Black Sea into the Aegean in Turkey. This should have been 2020; however,
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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
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Entering Gdańsk (do not pronounce the G) is about a five mile run up the very industrial Martwa River. We were lucky to dock in the city center with the ability to leave the boat
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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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Starting in Stockholm on May 10th, we rented a car and first went south to visit the boat and make sure everything would be ready for the summer and to pick up some warm cloths.
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