Photographs:
Cathedral/Mosque at Farmagusta Cyprus datıng back to 12th century as does the fig tree planted by the entrance.
Pottery dating back to 2000 BC - St Barnabus Museum
The Pirate party - Rupe and me taken by Richard. Note the castle lit up on the hill behind us.
The street parade through the Old Harbour in Girne Cyprus and the locals joining in.
Friday 16 May – Sunday 19 May
Alanya to Girne/Kyrenia (Cyprus)
98 NM – overnight passage.
Conditions completely calm and very little wind. Motoring most of the way.
Arrive 7.30 am and anchor for a swim outside Old Harbour where some of the fleet will tie up, while we wait for our call. The Old Harbour under the huge Byzantine Castle is very pretty with cafes and restaurants lining the quay. We pay the price for a deep keel of 2.6m and have to go into the commercial harbour with the catamarans and other larger vessels. Soon after we are buzzed by a motorised paraglider and find out later he is taking aerial photographs for the Cyprus Tourist Board.
Highlights of Girne, Cyprus!
16 May: The reception ceremony in the Castle hosted by the President of Turkish Cyprus – the flag ceremony, the live music, walking on the ramparts as the sun goes down and the moon appears – the magic.
17 May: The Pirate Party – walking through the Old Harbour in our Pirate Costumes with our country flags leading the procession, local people lining the footpaths and cheering us on, the banquet in the most idyllic setting at the water’s edge – the soft light, the carmarderie, the dancing, the amazing food.Visit to Famagusta (history dates back to the Bronze Age). St Barnabas Icon and Archaeological Museum – amazing pottery from 2000 BC, Othello’s Tower built in 12th century and remodelling inspired by Leonardo da Vinci when he visited in 1481, Roman Ruins at Salamis, the cathedral – now a mosque, the crumbling ruins everywhere and sadly, the 6 year drought which is devastating the economy of the island – the acres of dried up land.
Highlights of Girne, Cyprus!
16 May: The reception ceremony in the Castle hosted by the President of Turkish Cyprus – the flag ceremony, the live music, walking on the ramparts as the sun goes down and the moon appears – the magic.
17 May: The Pirate Party – walking through the Old Harbour in our Pirate Costumes with our country flags leading the procession, local people lining the footpaths and cheering us on, the banquet in the most idyllic setting at the water’s edge – the soft light, the carmarderie, the dancing, the amazing food.Visit to Famagusta (history dates back to the Bronze Age). St Barnabas Icon and Archaeological Museum – amazing pottery from 2000 BC, Othello’s Tower built in 12th century and remodelling inspired by Leonardo da Vinci when he visited in 1481, Roman Ruins at Salamis, the cathedral – now a mosque, the crumbling ruins everywhere and sadly, the 6 year drought which is devastating the economy of the island – the acres of dried up land.
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