An abbreviated summary of some of the more interesting aspects of the trip.

Thanks to Lori, Bob and Lucian for the list

1. Saturday 7-31

a. Arrive aboard Sultan-A and Olympus at Bodrum

b. Sleep across from the throbbing disco

2. Sunday 8-1

a. TV coverage

b. 12:05 pm. Olympus departs Bodrum

c. 12:10 pm. Sultan.A departs Bodrum

d. 1:04 pm. N 36:54'44.6" E 027:19'43.4" enroute

e. 1:52 pm N 37:00'19.4" E 027:13'11.8"

f. 5:40 pm. Depart swimming area

g. 6:10 pm. N 37:00'19.5" E 027:13'11.1"

h. 6:30 pm. Molly is taken ashore for bar supplies

i. 8:00 pm. Molly makes her first pitcher

j. 8:40 pm. Dinner is served

3.Monday 8-2

a. 6:20 am. Depart Yalikavak

b. 6:22 am. N 37:03'23.7" E 027:114'00.8"

c. 8:29 am. N 37:20"54.3" E 027:16'37.0"

d. 8:35 am. Raft up at Altinkum for a swim and breakfast

e. Most of us go ashore to tour Didyma and Miletus

f. 10:00 am. N 37:20'35.2" E 027:16'38.0"

g. 10:00 am. Depart Altinkum - Molly rides aboard Sultan-A

h. 3:15 pm. Arrive at Kusadasi

i. Tourists of Didyma and Miletus rejoin the ships

j. Coin op laundry available at the marina

k. Impromptu dance contest

4. Tuesday 8-3

a. 8:15 am. Depart marina on the blue bus

b. 8:45 am. Tour Ephesus - 2 hours

c. 12:10 pm. Sultan.A departs Bodrum

d. 11:45 am.  Tour other ruins

e. Also tour Virgin Mary's house before noon

f. 1:40 pm. Return to Kusadasi marina

g. 2:39 pm. N 37:52'14.3" E 027:15'39.9"

h. 2:40 pm. Depart Kusadasi

i. Rougher than usual seas - a few white caps

j. 5:01 pm. N 38:00'59.5 E 026:55'05.6" enroute

k. 7:19 pm. N 38:08'27.8 E 026:35'30.3"

l. 7:25 pm. Raft up together in a little cove - swimming and snorkeling

m. Best star gazing of the trip

5. Wednesday 8-4

a. 9:10 am. Depart our little cove

b. 10:05 am. Find scientists hiding in the rocks

c. 10:20 am. Depart archaeological dive site

d. 10:22 N 39:08'06.1" E 026:30'55.9"

e. 1:30 pm. Arrive at Cesme

f. Four of us take Turkish baths

g. Several of us dine at the Penguen Restaurant

6. Thursday 8-5

a. 9:50 am. Already underway

b. 11:21 am. N 39:04'05.6" E 026:53'04.1"

c. 11:30 am. Arrive somewhere

d. 11:40 am. Depart on blue bus for our first tour with Memet

e. 12:15 pm. Tour ruins surrounded by military tanks - one hour

f. 3:30 pm. Tour Pergamon - one hour

g. 5:00 pm.Tour the Red Hall

h. 7:00 pm.Rug Shopping!

i. 8:10 pm. Find ships waiting at Kucukkuyu

j. 8:23 pm. N 39:32'44.5" E 026:35'12.3"

7. Friday 8-6

a. 9:00 am. Already underway

b. 9:41 am. N 40:02'27.4" E 026:17'17.2" enroute

c. 10:10 am. Observed government boarding of container ship

d. 11:08 am N 40:09'01.5" E 026:24'03.6"

e. 11:45 am.. Tricky docking at Canakkale

f. 11:55 am. Depart on the Blue Bus

g. Lunch at a Hotel

h. 2:20 pm. Tour Troy - one hour

i. 3:55 pm. Arrive at ferry back at Canakkale

j. 4:10 pm. Watch ferry leave without us

k. 4:30 pm. Board smaller ferry - half hour crossing

l. 5:20 pm. Enter Dardenelles war memorials area

m. 6:40 pm. Depart Dardenelles war memorials area

n. 7:25 pm. Find our ships in Galipolu at the ferry terminal N 40:24'16.2" E 026:40'08.5"

o. 8:06 Draw a crowd of local people to watch Americans party

p. Sultan-A takes a chunk out of poor Olympus at the dock

8. Saturday 8-7

a. 11:30 am. Anchor for lunch N 40:58'37.6" E 027:31'41.2"

b. Jellyfish are everywhere, we all decline a stop for swimming

c. 5:30 pm. First use of a sail, a jib on each ship

d. 8:20 Sultan-A arrives at Atkoy Marina, Istanbul. Olympus arrives 10 minutes later

e. 8:39 pm. N 40:58'18.9" E 027:31'41.2"

f. Passengers Kim and Steve join the Olympus for the seconf half of fun

9. Sunday 8-8

a. 9:15 am. Depart the marina on the Blue Bus

b. 10:00 am. Tour the Blue Mosque

c. 11:15 am. Tour Topkapi Palace

d. 12:40 pm. Rug shopping oppourtunity/check out the Grand Bazaar

e. 3:40 pm. Tour Haggia Sophia

f. 4:40 pm. Take the bridge across the Bosphorous to Asia

g. 5:30 pm. Traffic jam at the bazaar

h. 6:05 pm. Enter Sile

i. 6:30 pm. Arrive at Sile wharf, no name bar, no ships, fort with face

j. 8:10 pm. Sunset and ships arrive

k. 8:30 pm. laundry sorting party

10. Monday 8-9

a. John is the last to see the moon over the fort with the face

b. 6:35 am. Depart Sile

c. 4:10 pm. Attempt to anchor at Zonguldak

d. 4:35 pm. Depart Zonguldak due to industrial fumes

e. 5:25 pm. Dolphin encounter on Sultan-A

f. 6:36 pm. N 41:27'19.8" E 013:39'32.0"

g. 7:25 pm. Arrive somewhere

11. Tuesday 8-10

a. 8:45 am. Depart somewhere

b. 8:46 am. N 41:27'19.8" E 031:47'10.4"

c. 9:15 pm. More dolphins pass nearby

d. 1:00 pm. Arrive in Amasra N 41:44'53.2" E 032:47'10.4"

e. Swimming in harbor - anti-Bob demonstrates sailing prowess

f. 2:25 pm Dan's eclipse briefing

g. predicted first contact - 12:56 pm.

h. predicted second contact (totality) 2:21 pm.

i. predicted duration 2:06 to 2:12 minutes

j. 5:20 pm Turks in costume anchor briefly nearby

k. More dolphins sighted in harbor

l. 6:10 pm. Ships move from anchorage to wharf

m. Several of us find the hamburger restaurant for dinner

n. Others make their way to a lovely waterfront Seafood Restaurant

12. Wednesday 8-11 ECLIPSE DAY!

a. 5:35 am. Depart Amasra

b. Sunrise over coastal hills

c. 8:55 am. Arrive at Cide N 41:54'05.0" E 032:43'03.1"

d. 11:30 am. Mayor of Cide boards Olympus for fun and photos

e. 11:45 am. Depart Cide into the Black Sea

f. Pro Bob and Meltem remain on shore

g. 1:00 pm. First contact has passed

h. 2:13 pm. N 42:00'12.5" E 032:43'20.0"

i. 2:19 pm. Totality! for a bit more than 2 minutes

j. Champagne for everyone!

k. 3:40 pm. Arrive at Kurucasile - fourth (last) contact - bye-bye

l. 4:35 pm. Pro Bob arrives with Meltem

m. Swimming in harbor - anti-Bob shows off (again!) how to sail board

n. 7:55 pm. Sunset

13. Thursday 8-12

a. Depart very early, motor west all day, approx 18 hours total

b. Turkish fighter jets buzz overhead, we are too close to their firing range

c. 5:20 pm. Stop to take a swim in the Black Sea

d. 5:30 Olympus catches up and starts swimming

e. 5:40 pm. Sultan-A hoists sails, Olympus shipmates still in water

f. 5:45 pm. Finally turn off engines

g. 6:05 pm. Restart engines

h. 8:43 pm. Observe massive power failure in Kefken on land-whole coastline goes dark

i. 9:00 pm. Paddelboat arrives with bread

j. 9:10 pm. Bread is transferred between ships as we move

k. Arrive again in Sile

14. Friday 8-13

a. 9:35 am. Pro Bob takes a group shout of the Olympus

b. 10:35 am Depart Sile

c. Melissa rides aboard the Olympus with camcorder

d. 1:15 pm. Anchor for a final swim and lunch somewhere in the Bosphorus

e. 2:30 pm. Depart swimming area

f. 3:35 pm. Pass under bridge we crossed over on Blue Bus

g. 3:55 pm Pass Topkapi and Blue Mosque

h. 5:00 pm Arrive again at the Istanbul Marina

i. Ali meets us with photos and tomorrowa paper

j. 5:40 David takes group photo of Sultan-A

k. Dinner on the town

15. Saturday 8-14

a. Time to depart for most passengers

b. A few decide to stick around to see more of Istanbul

c. If they stay more than 2 days, they're in for a BIG surprise