Odelia in Serifos, Greece

2021

This is the log for our 2021 cruise. The latest entry will be at the top like a blog.

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1 Aug to 31 Sep: We remain in Karpaz, enjoying the beach, pool, gym, and especially our friends Dov and Alona. On 29 Aug, I received word that I was approved for Aliyah to Israel.

We are planning to put the boat on the hard around the middle of Oct and then fly to Israel around the 25th or so. I need to visit an Embassy or consulate for my Aliyah Visa, then we can organize the flights. Looking forward to seeing our family and friends again. We will initially stay with Lushi and start looking for an apartment.

We were able to get our Pfizer booster shot on 3 Sep here in Yeni Erenkoy, so we feel safer now. Not sure if Israel will recognize a shot from a different country but we hope so.

We celebrated Rosh HaShana (Jewish New Year) on board with friend from the marina: David Sally, and Michaela. Dov and Alona were unable to come since they had family visiting. On the 13th we have to travel to Nicosia again, hopefully for the last time, to organize our temporary visa for the TRNC.

I replaced the house bank with new Rolls L-16 batteries in Aug and am now doing some deck work, replacing some caulking.

1 - 31 Jul: We are still in Karpaz Marina in the TRNC. We were planning to relocate to Turkey for the rest of the summer and then put the boat on the hard for the winter if it didn't sell. Corona happened again and we are not able to get any crew for the relocation, so we decided to stay here. I will put Odelia on the hard in the fall and we will return to Israel for the winter. Hopefully, I will receive my Aliyah (Israeli citizenship) by then. "Man plans and God laughs" seems to apply here.

1 - 31 March: Still not keeping up with my log, but I hope to do better now that most of my paperwork is done. I am still planning to remain here until the end of April or beginning of May and then return to catch up on maintenance before cruising to Turkey for the summer. It will hopefully be our last summer aboard, so we are planning to spend it in the Gocek area.

1 January - 28 February: This is the beginning of our 22nd year aboard Odelia. The boat is currently in Karpaz Gate Marina on the north coast of Cyprus. We are in Israel for the winter.

The photos above show the apartment where we are staying at Noa and Eyal's home. It is a small separate apartment, just perfect for visitors.

Both Tsipy and I received our Pfizer vaccinations and now have our vaccination certificates and the Israeli Green Passports. Unfortunately, there are still many restrictions on travel and the restuarants remain closed. I have been able to get some great takeout food, but still miss the restuarant experience. My Aliyah process is underway, I submitted all but one of my required documents and hope to have the final one in a few weeks. I was also able to get an extension to my visa, so I can remain here until May.

They put the country on a partial lockdown during Purim so we weren't able to go to any parties but we did don our costumes. We borrowed them from Noa and dressed as Minions (for those of you from my generation, Minions are animated film characters).