Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Cyprus Fail
Once we reached Tasucu we wanted to cross over to Cyprus directly, but we were told that the seas were too rough for the short passage and that all boats were cancelled. We ended up just having to spend two days there, but there was absolutely nothing to do so it felt much longer. The only boat that was able to make the trip was the car-ferry which left at midnight and takes a much longer time than the express-boat but waiting longer wasn't an option for us so we took it. We got to the Turkish side of Cyprus next morning and proceeded to taking a few different buses crossing over to the Greek side and arriving in the port-town of Limassol later that evening. In Limassol we have spent some time doing the cultural stuff, visiting ruins, etc, but a lot of the time has been dedicated to finding a way out of the country. However as we have feared for quite some time it just isn't possible to do it without flying. Ever since Greece we have been looking at our options and found that our timing is just off, had we made this trip a year ago we would have had plenty of options, but following the "Arab Spring" and the aftermath of it, we just can't find a way to do it. We've been in contact with cargo companies, port-authorities, cruise-companies and everything in between, but nobody has a solution for us. It's quite sad that some of the world's oldest sea-routes in the Mediterranean are no longer running all due to political issues and border-disputes, but that's the way the world works and we just have to accept that I guess. So now we have booked our flights to Tel Aviv and if everything goes to plan we should be landing in Israel just before midnight.
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It is sad that you can´t follow your original plan, but you have to face the facts when you tried everything. Good luck for the rest of the journey. I am happy every time you write whatever the news are.
Love Mum
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