Still, pretty close to the coasts except for the sail to Cyprus/Alashiya
Drawing his route to Dor as if it hugged the coast isn’t evidence of hugging the coast. Ships sailing to the next town left town going west to get to deep water.
Sidebar, a preceramic population colonized Cyprus 8000 years ago, taking along their food critters, and they got their by sea. The obsidian trade was broad and is evidenced by mainland obsidian artifacts on Aegean islands.