out to sea

Squinty eyes and all, here I am on the boat trip we took with our Turkish friends and newly-arrived New Englanders. There is a castle in the background, which if you squint (like I am demonstrating so eloquently in the picture) you can see.
Here we are still in the harbor. The back row, from left to right is Birsen, Ahmet, and Sam. The front row is Lindsey, Pelin, Özkan, Elle, Ryan, and Christina. I am, of course, taking the picture. We sailed for about an hour right at sunset. It was beautiful!