2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/islanddog/rss.xml "Lets sail the world" Mark said to Talia one day. Why not she said...and so we did! This site showcases some the wonderful places and sites we have visited during the years of our sailing adventures. The Love-Linay family lives aboard their luxury yacht Island Dog which is skippered by Cap'n Mark assisted expertly by first mate Talia, and enter the clowns... a first rate crew in Emily and cabin boy Toby! lovelinay in the mediterranean...beats work if you can get it! http://www.getjealous.com/islanddog http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=569072&go=islanddog German text below*** After almost 5 months in Turkey it was sad to leave our boat, great lifestyle and many new friends. We had made some great friendships over the winter months among the small boat community who were also staying at the marina. Our 10 day trip to Australia was to include almost every form of transport possible - a 12 hour bus, sleeper train over 2 days, a ferry, taxis, planes, ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=569072&go=islanddog Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=551163&go=islanddog New movie below - 1.40 minutesWell it was time to renew our visa's so we headed off to Greece. The ferry from Izmir takes about an hour and we arrived in a very happening Chios after dark. Like many places in Greece their are about 3 ways to pronounce or spell Chios, Khinos or Xios. We spent a good time that night and next moring with Ralf and Barbara (47 years living in the USA) who now lived in ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=551163&go=islanddog Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=543296&go=islanddog After leaving Istanbul's bustling population of 10 million inhabitants and 1 Talia, we drove west first towards Greece and then south aiming for the Gallipoli Peninsula.Along the way we must have seen 300 tanker/cargo ships at anchor and what looked like another 200 in transit each 1 mile apart for the length of the Dardanelles either heading into or out of the Black sea. We left the main road a... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=543296&go=islanddog Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=542505&go=islanddog We arrived in Istanbul for a bit of sightseeing and to safely see Talia off - heading home. Istanbul is a huge city and we lost a few hours by arriving late at night without a hotel reservation or a map!! Once we got our bearings (after driving a few circles around town) we found a hotel just off the river. We got to stay in the Jackie Chan suite? Legend has it he actually stayed there once. Next... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=542505&go=islanddog Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=537124&go=islanddog Our travels continued north bound and we stopped at the amazing limestone pools which hang off the cliffside at Pamukkale. This is a natural occurring phenomenon which the Romans built a city around 2500 years ago. We spent an afternoon exploring the ruins of Heirapolis and the limestone pools. The clifftop pools are an amazing blue colour, with hot springs that are reputed to heal just about ever... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=537124&go=islanddog Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=536245&go=islanddog We are now well settled into our new marina and have finished getting ready for winter. Life at the marina consists of daily schoolwork, lots of relaxing and reading, walking into Kusadasi town for some pide or kofte for dinner or a bbq at the marina with friends. The weather has been fantastic ever since we arrived in Turkey which has been great for lazing by the pool or sunbaking on deck. We are... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=536245&go=islanddog Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=530496&go=islanddog Turkey is wonderful, we arrived a few days ago at Kusadasi Marina and have been settling in, looking around town, visiting the local produce markets for supplies, and general sightseeing. We will base ourselves here at the Marina for the remainder of our stay here in turkey, the boat will stay in this marina when we leave if not sold beforehand. The town is normally a buzz with many visitors. Ever... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=530496&go=islanddog Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=527901&go=islanddog Turkey here we come!!! Here we are sitting 1 mile from Turkey. We arrived a couple of days ago at the island of Samos(Greece). We will stay here for a few days longer tidying up affairs before entering Turkey. School work is on its way here for collection. Samos is a really great island which we like a lot, we can't help comparing it more favorably to the island of Corfu being at the other extremi... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=527901&go=islanddog Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=526175&go=islanddog Hydra After saying goodbye to Ian and Annette we prepared for our passage halfway across the Aegean. We decided to have a short stop at the island of Hydra and depart from there around midnight. Our plan soon turned to goo... After tying up we had a little look around the island town returning to find we were buried 3 yachts deep at the quay. We made the decision to get out before the sun went do... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=526175&go=islanddog Sat, 4 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=524042&go=islanddog Well we have been busy scouting around the islands and spent a while tucked up in a town called Aegeina (although there are 4 variations on this spelling) sitting out of harms way of a force 9 storm passing by.Whist waiting out the weather we traveled to the mainland and collected some friends (Ian and Annette) who are spending a week aboard. They are slowly on their way back home after traveling... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=524042&go=islanddog Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT