Wed 18 Sep – Checking out of Greece

Today was to be our last day in Greece so we had to go through all the formalities to officially check out of the EU. Facebook, despite it’ shortcomings is an invaluable tool when it comes to finding out how...

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Tue 28 May and Wed 29 May – Arriving on Zakynthos

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...

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Sat 25 May to Mon 27 May – A few days in Vathy

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...

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Thu 23 May and Fri 24 May – Vlicho to Ithaca, at great speed!

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...

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Mon 20 May – Vonitsa to Vlicho

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...

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Mon 21 May and Tue 22 May – Vlicho Bay, Lefkas

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...

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Sun 19 May – Preveza to Vonitsa

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...

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Sun 18 May – Preveza

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...

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Fri 17 May – Paxos to Préveza

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...

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Tue 14 May to Thu 16 May – Gaios, Paxos

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...

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Sat 11 May to Mon 13 May – Syvota

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...

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Fri 10 May – DEPKA and Corfu

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...

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Mon 6 May – Passage making, how not to do it

Here is one thing that you might not know about sailing: sometimes, you are not sailing at all! Instead you are spending all day holed up in the bowels of your boat, praying to the weather gods to make the bloody wind...

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Wed 18 Sep – Checking out of Greece

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Tue 28 May and Wed 29 May – Arriving on Zakynthos

Sat 25 May to Mon 27 May – A few days in Vathy

Thu 23 May and Fri 24 May – Vlicho to Ithaca, at great speed!

Mon 20 May – Vonitsa to Vlicho

Mon 21 May and Tue 22 May – Vlicho Bay, Lefkas

Sun 19 May – Preveza to Vonitsa

Sun 18 May – Preveza

Fri 17 May – Paxos to Préveza

Tue 14 May to Thu 16 May – Gaios, Paxos

Sat 11 May to Mon 13 May – Syvota

Fri 10 May – DEPKA and Corfu

Mon 6 May – Passage making, how not to do it

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