We left Ashkelon Israel on Tuesday 31st May, and the run to Famagusta in Turkish Cyprus took us 32 hours covering 230mn. We managed to sail most of the way which was great.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus – the fact that the only country in the world that recognises this state is mainland Turkey does not faze the locals at all. They still regard themselves as Cypriots, but realise that they can’t return to the old days when it was one country, as the Greeks want to run the whole show. Back in 1983 we visited the Greek side of the Island, so this time decided we would visit the Turkish side.
