Blogs from Gaeta, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Our contract for the winter in Gaeta was to finish the end of May, but we found out that there was a festival in town the first weekend of June, SO… those that know us probably already guessed that we decided to stay. We figured what difference would a few more days in Gaeta make to our overall sailing season. We also had a few places we wanted to explore in Gaeta that we didn’t have a chance to do in the Fall so this would work out well. The festival was a celebration to Saint Erasmus and Saint Marciano, their patron saints. The evening before the solemn religious procession, we walked down into the medieval section of Gaeta to see what was happening. The Duomo (Cathedral) door was open and we found that the chapel ... read more

We are finding out very quickly that our decision to over-winter Tsamaya in Gaeta was an excellent one. Not only is the marina a wonderfully run one with excellent staff that make you feel very welcome, but the town itself is just steps away from the marina so every day you can just step off the boat and start exploring this area. The added bonus is that there is a bus stop just outside the gate of the marina so you can travel to other areas from here easily. Gaeta is not that large a town so it is easy to get around on foot which we find is the best way to explore a place. There are always welcoming alleyways that beacon us to wander down as you never know what you may find. We ... read more

Latest Update of Where We are in Real Time As many of you know that have been keeping up with this blog, it is unfortunately behind the times. As we continued to travel and explore I have found it harder and harder to sort through all of my photographs, write up the information on what we have seen and get it posted to the blog. I will continue to update as it is for us our own travel journal. If you don’t mind “old” news then you are welcome to continue to read the entries as they become available. For now though, I wanted to let you know where we are in reality. As of October 2nd we arrived in Gaeta, Italy which is the winter port for Tsamaya. This ends the cruising season for 2017 ... read more

Geo: 41.2141, 13.571 GÜN 28 GÜNLERDEN ÇARŞAMBA: Saat 08:00 de personel ve kamp sahibi ile sıcak ve samimi bir veda yaşandı… Zorlu bir gün bekliyor beni. İtalya' yı enlemesine boydan boya katedip ,bir sahilden ötekine geçeceğiz.. MIO mükemmel çalışıyor.. Benim ufak tefek dalga geçmelerimin dışında kusursuz alıp götürdü.. Adresin yazılı olduğu kamp sırra kadem basmış.. Bunlar oluyor ...şaşırmayınız .. Çıkmadan önce belirgin bir hazırlık yapıyorsunuz Vardığınızda bu son dakika sürprizleri yaşanıyor Allahtan, B ve C planları da var... Biraz kenti gezeyim dedim.. Gaeta Lazio bölgesinde Latina iline bağlı bir şehirdir.( bu Lazio nun bizim Lazlarla ilgisi yoktur ) Roma ya 120 Napoli'ye 80 km mesafededir. Şehir, nedense, tarih boy... read more