Wednesday We were having a good run of favourable wind so we were off again on Wednesday heading further east into the Gulf of Patras. We hoisted the sails as we rounded the last buoy and sailed along on a beam reach...
On Tuesday we sailed north from Zakynthos to the first anchorage in the Gulf of Patras called Missolonghi. We’d waited a few days for favourable wind and it paid off as we sailed the full 35NM. The entrance to the...
We had an unnecessarily restless night in Porto Vromi. We were safely tied up to a secure mooring ball but somehow we couldn’t sleep. We’re cognisant now of the fact that when we’re tired we can feel a bit uneasy, and...
The main reason for us wanting to visit the southern most Ionian island of Zakynthos was to see the infamous Shipwreck Bay. According to Wikipedia: On 2 October 1980, a freight-liner, the MV Panagiotis, ran aground in...
So here’s some news for you – sailing and boozing don’t actually go well together. Or, at least sailing and being hungover don’t as I had to find out on Tuesday, as we’d had a few too many drinks on our friend’s...
We spent a few days holed up in Vathy waiting out some gnarly S/E winds that were on the forecast, but didn’t end up materialising. Even though weather forecasting has become much better, with models such as ECMWF...
After another peaceful nights sleep we left Vlicho bay, turned the corner and headed south towards Vathy which is about half way down the east side of the island of Ithaca. We’re planning on going through the Corinth...
Sleeping at anchor is always a bit hit and miss, and we woke up feeling quite smug about having slept a full night and then some. We would probably still be in bed to this day if it had not been for a crow that had...
Somehow we managed to lose our windex over the winter. For you non-sailors out there, a windex is a fancy name for a little weather vane that sits on top of the mast and allows you to see quickly where the wind is...
Have I mentioned yet that one of the things we want to do differently this season is to sail more and run the engine less? I must have mentioned it before. 😀 Part of the reason is that sailing is just so much more fun...
Preveza (which means passage) is the proud owner of the only undersea tunnel in Greece. Opened in 2002 at a cost of 90m EURs its 1.5 mile length connects Epirus with Preveza and has greatly shortened the travel time...
Sometimes, things just work out the way you planned. Today was one of those days. One of the things we want to do differently this season is sail more, and make better use of the wind. If that means waiting for a couple...
Tuesday Having rather run out of things to do on Syvota, we headed across to Paxos. Paxos, together with its smaller sister Antipaxos are the smallest of the seven principal Ionian Islands in Greece and known for having...
Saturday After a rolly night at anchor we were up and out by 09:00, together with our neighbour whose tired wave indicated he too got little sleep. We knew there wouldn’t be much wind but motoring the 25 or so miles to...
After a few hours sleep we woke up feeling very groggy and wondered whether we shouldn’t just put off Mission DEPKA until tomorrow. Oh, the dreaded DEPKA. Greece is one of the only European...
