The protocol of checking in, which includes homemade wine, the mafia, spies, men with guns, and pretty women. Stories of checking in to two very different ports, Palermo, Italy and Tabarka, Tunisia.
When you stop at a port in a country for the first time, there is a protocol for checking in to the country. They usually combine immigration and customs in one office except for Greece. The offices can be on opposite sides of the island. If you are bringing a yacht into the country it is a simple formality. In Sicily the Port Captain openly wondered why I was checking in since he felt Sicily was the fifty first sate of America! “We even celebrate Thanksgiving!” He still made me pay the fees, but the general sentiment was lovely. He stamped my passport and papers with a flourish and a beautiful smile.
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Links in Palermo, Italy:
https://www.visitpalermo.it/en/meraviglia/ballaro-and-il-capo-the-markets-102.html
http://www.ycm.it/homepage.htm
https://goo.gl/maps/BUj6Ui74gVTwJCzGA
Links in Tabarka, Tunisia:
http://www.lacigaletabarka.com
https://tunisie.co/article/345/actus/plaisance/tabarka-482716
https://www.sea-seek.com/Tabarka
http://www.tunisiatv.com/camel-trekking-tours-in-tunisia/
http://www.tourismtunisia.com/?fbclid=IwAR0GyqWnE2Ax-e7tKeh1FvugLJEhMARyNZRu2SElNPalN2De_jniUQjLCNI