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Thursday 2 September and we decided much as we enjoy being at Yacht Classic it is time to move or else we never will. At 9.00 a.m. we cast off and motored in very light winds the 50 miles to Yacht Marin in Marmaris. 

We have now signed a 12 month contract and arranged for lift out on the 11 November and lift in on the 25 Febreury 2012. The marina does not assign you a fixed berth which takes a little getting used  to , although you do tend to meet more people this way and can still ask for a berth on your favourite pontoon if they have one available.

After discussions with other friends who winter at Marmaris Yacht Marina we were pleased to discover that they once again offering Cruising Association members a 10% discount which will help to fund many visits to happy hour where we have already met many other members of the live aboard community. They also have a morning radio net and arrange events and trips to places of interest.

The large swimming pool is a little cool after the one at yacht classic but it encourages you to swim rather than just stand around and talk. A terrace and platform are also provided if you want to swim in the harbour which is very clean.

Lydia has a number of visits back to Izmir to the EMOT hospital so our cruising plans will now be based on short trips returning to Marmaris for the Monday hospital trips. The good news is the bandage is now just between the knuckle and the finger nail although it still has to be kept dry which is preventing any swimming at present. They are hopefully that it will be posssible to remove the wires holding the bones in place next week so hopefully swimming may be back on the agenda soon.