The Journal

Stories of this sea.

Notes from the people who read this water for a living — the lady of Ro and her flag, the turtles and seals that share our route, three thousand years on the edge, and what we eat when the engine cuts.

I
The Lady of Ro
A flag raised every morning for forty years.
II
Marine Life of Kastellorizo
Caretta turtles, monk seals, and the lionfish that wasn't here ten years ago.
III
Kastellorizo: The Island of Many Names
From the Lycians to the Italian period — and back.
IV
A Greek Picnic, at Anchor
What we eat when the engine cuts.