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2005 Our first trip. NEWFOUNDLAND
2006 BAHAMAS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
2007 ATLANTIC 1/ MEERCAT 0
07 EASTERN U.S. AUGUST - OCTOBER
2008 ATLANTIC CROSSING TRY #2
2008 cont. - CRUISING THE MED
2009 CRUISING THE MED year 2 ITALY
CROATIA
GREECE
TURKEY
2010 LEAVING THE MED - TURKEY
- GREECE
- ITALY
- SPAIN
2011 BRINGING MEERCAT HOME
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2009
MONEY:
     FOOD-  ENT -  FUEL - MAR -LAND- BOAT
       433    535     544    488      91    521         
July - Croatia (including Venice)
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       475     332    484     84     171    227
August - Greece
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       193     364      744    581     26     42
September - Turkey
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Wintering costs:
Hauling, storing for 6 months and putting back into the water   2,650
Replacing the rigging   2,400 materials  400 remove and replace mast
Paint bottom with antifouling  370
Engine repairs    500
Paint tramp, blue triangles on side, top of cockpit bench  100
Make hardtop    500
Odds & ends   125
Expenses for repairs this year are exceptionally high as the rigging is a one time thing, antifouling every two years, we've had only maintenance expenses on the engine up to this year and the hardtop is a one time expense.
Last year we had marina fees only.

MILEAGE
May         240
June        859
July         637
August    783
Sept       556
Total season   3,075

The entertainment figure includes meals and museum entrance fees.
Mar covers marina fees and charges to moor or anchor.
Land covers buses, taxis and trains.
Boat covers materials for repairs & items bought for cruising such as charts, guidebooks, etc.  We already had the majority of our charts, electronic charts and guidebooks before we started cruising for the year.
Greece also included 300 for the Corinth canal and 72 entrance fees.
The fuel was very expensive in Turkey.  The marina was for Istanbul and the day we cleared in.


ANCHORING VERSUS MARINA
We spent a total of 26 nights in a marina.  13 of these were when family visited in Rome, 6 to visit Venice, 4 in Istanbul, 1 to clear in to Turkey and 2 to visit Ephesus in Turkey.  We try to minimize our time in marinas as those are the largest expenses and we actually prefer anchoring.  It's cooler and quieter, not to mention the nice rocking to sleep when we are at anchor.  We generally go in to a marina if we are going to be spending the entire day a distance from the boat.  Weather can always change unexpectedly and Glenn doesn't like to leave his baby in harm's way.
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2010
The higher land transportation and marina fees in July were caused by a side trip to England.
I have included country entrance taxes and the Corinth canal fee in the marina figures $892
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Our wintering fee this year including hauling, pressure cleaning and putting back in the water, for six months is
$2085.

2010
             
MONEY:
     FOOD-  ENT -  FUEL - MAR -LAND- BOAT
       297    35     13    632      76    275        
May - Greece  (on the hard)
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       183    115    297    210     115    0
May - Turkey
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       452    131    654   299       17    70
June - Greece
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        563    784   871   575     784      0
July - Italy
        361    480   200   455      64       0
August - Spain
        106   0        0    2675   1232      573    The marina fee is for 6 months including hauling and pressure
September - Spain on the hard                    cleaning.
                                                                 Land expense is our taxi, train and plane to get back to the US.
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MILEAGE
May         276
June        733
July         690
August     575
Total      2371