Turkey the new trip this time in a luxurious boat

27 mei 2014

My dear friends , how lucky can a girl be. 
I awoke this morning in a bay in turkey along the southern coast, the name of the place ? Nature perhaps. We sailed out at 5.30 am. 
The sun just rising. I lay on the back deck wrapped in a blanket, enjoying a cool breeze and the rugged coast of turkey in the distance, a cup of coffee from the chef. Life was perfect . Now sitting on the mid deck hearing the tinkle of the breakfast preparations. The chef has been busy for a long time.
I was sitting sort of Meditating, because I really don't know how, when a shout went up and the crew where hanging over the railings, I ran to the bows and to my joy the dolphins where swimming along side. 
I would sometimes like to be a dolphin. I once swam with the dolphins but that was arranged just imagine diving over board and joining their games on the wild side. 
Now we approaching a nature reserve where we may go in smaller boats , I feel that I do not want to leave this island in the sea. It is huge, new, we haven't sailed yet , but. I love it, even I do not fall over , it is so stable, the friends of jan are all super people and the food delicious! what more could a girl want.
If you do not know I and several others where invited by Jan Schipper to join him on hid dream trip. In a sailing boat along the Turkish coast. This was also my dream, so I immediately said I would love to join him. That it was so comfortable and so well cared for I had not imagined.
I sailed these and the Greek waters for 2 months in 1977 with Michael van Marleen in. Groundsel, just after my divorce, my friend leisbeth Hessels had arranged that for me. That trip was a changing point in my life, in those days a great adventure.
This is different , the lap of luxury but oh so beautiful and relaxing. We must enjoy every day in life t o the full, being here that is not difficult.
Now breakfast and an early morning swim perhaps. Life's good 

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3 Reacties

  1. Nadine Doyer-Devos:
    27 mei 2014
    wouw Pat niet mis! enjoy,
    Love Nadine
  2. Henk:
    27 mei 2014
    Wat een genot allemaal, ziet er geweldig uit Patje!
  3. Tjallien:
    27 mei 2014
    Dear Dolphin!
    Quite honestly at the moment you are one!
    What do you think, while I am sitting on my sofa on a rainy spring evening and no chef bringing me anthing ...
    Looking at the huge range of photographs of the past months (england also looks great!)
    AND you deserve every minute of it!
    Thank you for sharing our wanders with us!
    Lots of love Tjallien Luuk and the kids