Hi.. Just to let you know that we slipped the mooring lines this afternoon to do a shake down cruise to Poole. Every thing fine at present. Hope to move to studland tomorrow ready for crossing the channel Sunday weather permitting. John & Margaret
i Hi everyone, At last we have caught some fish, two lovely Tuna's and they tasted lovely, shared with some friends, Storm was forcasted for the weekend of the 10th October, so we headed for a harbour on Cephalonia called Sami, we have been befor…
Another lovely sunny and warm morning although rain is forcasted for later,Had a bit of a sail yesterday, but then the wind changed round and then dropped down to zero, so we didn't get to Fiskardo instead stayed at Kastus harbour on the Island of K…
Hi everyone, another lovely morning, sunny and warm, although a storm is brewing for the weekend.We motor sailed about 8 miles yesterday from Paleros to Mitika ( I thought we would never leave Paleros we keep meeting up with some of our friends that…
Hi everyone,We motored from Lefkas a few miles to a small town on the mainland called Zaverda at the nortern end of Paleros Bay, but it is usually just called Paleros town, a lovely secure harbour, had a lovely swim from the beach and then walked up…
Hi everyone.All our sailing buddies have left now and returned back to their homes. It has been lovely sailing with other boats, Its like sailing with Peter and Sue (Meander) they have been sailing for ages and know so many different lovely places t…
Hi, we are in a lovely little harbour,called Eposkopi on the lsland of Kalamos. just enought room for a couple of boats and no facilities, just nice shelter, had a real storm last night, thunder lightning and heavy rain with strong wind, then this …
Regarding the new members for the club.Every one from the catamaran bbq in July, showed interest in joining, but I dont know how many have actually joined, as it was such a hassle trying to fill in the form that I think some where put off.David from…
Hi everyoneWe are now at Lefkas, tied up bows too the quay wall, right in the middle of the town.John has back trouble again (3rd time this year) so we are having to stay put for a few days.The fridge still isnt working properly, but the service tea…
Hi AdamWe bought our door opening fridge from Penguin, a Vitrifrigo c75L and have found the back up and service from them excellent.might be worth you having a look if you are going to the southampton boat show. otherwise their website is very helpf…
Just a couple of pictures from our car trip with friends Duncan and Julia from Rampage
Now at Nidri on Lefkas
We were hoping to move on tomorow, its very hot here in the bay, but the fridge man couldn't make it today, so it will have to be t…
Hi, and now to continue: We only had one night at Av. Nikolaos, the little tripper boats and the swell made it uncomfortable so we moved on to Poros, where we met up with some friends and had a lovely meal in a restaurant called "Sunset" and had a l…
Pictures from the Caves of Diros. The caves are spectacular - one of those sights that stays with you a long time and which few adequately describe. A guide punts and pushes a flat-bottomed boat around the subterranean passages which literally d…
This is one of our friends, the water was just so clear.On the way to Limini, a bay on the east side of the Mani Peninsular oppisite Koroni.John margaret and Rumpelteazer
Hi, Dont ask me how I attached the pic. I just dont know, This is on the top of Johns christmas list (will need a bigger boat)Left Kiparissia for Katakolon (had to motor sail in 7knots of NW) Anchored in the bay and went swimming (its so hot) lovely…
Hi, As normal, with the weather, a change of plan, Koroni and made our way back into the Ionion and stayed at Pilos, slow start until we rounded the point then the wind picked up and we were doing nearly 7knots, wind speed about 16knots, so that wa…
HHiHi everyone this is a picture of some of the cats that turned up for the BBQ early July, at Port Atheni on the Meganisi Island. We are now back at Koroni, at the bottom of the first finger of the Peloponnese, trying to find a place to sit out th…
Hi everyone, Well we have made it to Koroni, this is where our friends live. So this years acheivement is now completed, Its still lovely and hot and sunny, but different down here, we had to move from the harbour yesterday afternoon as the wind rea…
Hi everyone, We are now in the marina of Katakolo, arrived yesterday and spent today at Olympia, very interesting pile of bricks, lots of work going on to restore the site and the musium was very good. A great day of culture. The local school did a…
Hi everyone, We have sailed (averaged about 5knots, wind started at 5/6knots and then went up to about 11/12knots, on the bow at about 45degs. so very nice) to Killini today, on the Greek mainland just across from Zakinthos, and anchored in the bay …
Hi everyone, its so hot here, we are at Missolonghi Marina, we are thinking of overwintering here, it does look a possiblity, the town is only a short bike ride away and during the winter a small comminity sets up on their boats, Johns back is a lot…
Hi Everyone, At last it looks like I have an internet connection, so that I can now do an update.After we put Charlotte on the plane for home, we sailed south from Petriti (on Corfu Island) to Parga (on the mainland) then onto Prevesa (on the mainla…
hi everyone. Everything is fine out here in Greece, except for the internet. anyway, we have been sailing around the northern ionion for the last few week, Charlotte (Johns eldest daughter) joined us for a couple of weeks, so we had a lovely sail ar…
Hi everyone, Doesn't John look chilled out, Had a few days in the inland sea (Gulf of Amvrakia) at a little marina called Koronisia, a pontoon has just been completed and is just right for cats as there isn't much depth. as (1st picture the little p…
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Back at Gouva harbour, moored just opposite Lidl .
A group of Sailing holiday boats were waiting to go into the marina, so decided to find another little spot.
getting ready for family visitors to arrive, weather should get better again after …
Hi everyone,We are now in greece. Left Gouvia Marina this morning and heading to Preveza to look at some winter mooring places, been told its a good place to stay. Corfu will be a bit expensive, so we are going to look around before deciding where t…
