The Odyssey - A Whistle Stop to History
Question: What do I have in common with Odysseus and FDR? (This is not a question anyone is likely to find on Jeopardy or Trivial Pursuit!) Answer: We all undertook long, epic, historic journeys, with many stops along the way. My recent journey will never reach the history books in such a fashion, and "epic" is far too hyperbolic. Nevertheless, mine was exhilarating, educational, and the subject of this installment of "Past Forward". My Odyssey was a week at sea on board "The Whistle" (aha! "Whistle Stop!), a 49 foot sailboat co-owned by two of my friends, Huseyin and Mustafa, both retired officers from the Turkish Navy. We sailed up and down the west coast of Turkey on the Aegean sea in the vicinity of Fetihye and Göçek, stopping whenever we encountered an ancient site to explore - which was quite often. As I am not exactly Homer, I will tell this saga with photos and videos - and a few witty, yet informative, captions. "The Whistl...
