Month: May 2024

We went the other way under the Rio-Antirro bridge last year and this year we again had the ‘excitement’ of calling up the bridge on Channel 14, 5 miles out asking permission to go under it and to be asked…

With a brisk north easterly, we left Kalamos and had a brilliant 39 mile sail south, through the passage to the north of Oxias out into the Gulf of Corinth and then east to within about 5 miles of Messalonghi…

No wind again so it was motoring the 17 miles across to Kastos, but at least we got a space on the harbour wall, so this probably being our favourite place in the Ionian, we’re here to stay for a…

This weekend is Easter in Greece together with May day holiday moved to Tuesday, and we didn’t know what to expect with shop and Taverna opening hours. Furthermore, F6 and F7 winds were forecast for Saturday afternoon and night, so…

As usual what little wind we had, was on the bow, so another short passage to Kioni, with the option of going on to Big Vathi if the quay was full. Fortunately it wasn’t, so another perfect stern to mooring,…

We eventually managed to ‘unstick’ ourselves from Tranquility Bay and motored the 8 miles south to Sivota, where as usual we went stern to, with a lazy line to Yanni’s, IonnisTaverna. The payment being to eat in his restaurant. The…