One of the fellow voyagers we met in Finike marina this
winter used a term for all of the live aboard sailors hiding out from winter
storms and rain. “We’re all
climate refugees” he said with a smirk as he and I both recognize that our
struggle to stay one step ahead of winter has little in common with the
struggle of refugees fleeing war.
That said, he’s kind of right and we’ve found ourselves using the term
more and more.
Winters suck.
They suck everywhere. We
don’t know if there really is a difference between a wet cold and a dry cold
but we do know that we don’t care – either way it’s cold. We’re done with winters – even the
balmy 10° C of
Finike marina. The goods news is
that summer is here in the Med and we’re back out sailing. We’re heading North along the Turkish
coast taking our time and enjoying the fantastic sunshine and the occasional
swim.
As we begin to formulate more concrete plans for the next
little while we’ll try to provide updates. Until then, we’ll be soaking up the sun and salt water and
making use of our newest toy/transportation.
