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.
