We’d only intended staying one day here but with strong winds forecast for Sunday, we decided to make it a couple. This is apparently where Mussolini finished off an aqueduct that had been 100 years in the making to feed…

A 50 mile run from the very tip of the heel of Italy, due east to the small Greek island of Othonoi, and with F4 northerlies for most of the morning we had a great sail for half the passage…

We’d intended to stop at anchor at Erikoussa for lunch but in the end decided to stay overnight in what turned out to be a very peaceful anchorage with only the gentle peel of 2 bells chiming in the little…

No wind so raised anchor and motored the 27 miles round the top of Corfu, between the island and Albania to the very large and very commercial marina at Gouvia. We’ve decided to stay 3 nights, to both check into…

A chance to re stock and do something towards getting a residency permit. We believe that the residency process involves taking certain documents to an office, filling in a form, paying 50cents and a week later you pick it up….

We’d only booked 3 days in the marina, so now a couple of days sailing and at anchor, although less than a mile from where we started we dropped the anchor in a peaceful setting just outside the bustle of…

A short hop to a bay a few miles up the coast to another bay, this time a bit more crowded when we arrived, although many boats disappeared as evening approached. The ‘highlight’ was watching a yacht struggling with his…

As we’re due to see the immigration (alien) police in the morning, we moored up in Mandraki marina literally in the shadows of the old fort, and a short walk into the beautiful old town of Corfu. As we sit…

Armed with paperwork and passport photos, we arrived at the immigration office a good 30mins before our appointment at 11 but after only a 5 minute wait we were invited in. With surprising efficiency the immigration officer dressed in a…

With strong winds forecast later in the day, we headed north along the mainland coast to the village of Sagiada (other spellings are available) and its sheltered harbour. Another first in Jacana, this time dropping the anchor and reversing and…