We’re getting very low on water, so decided to go back to Vathi to top up, though not before a decent sail for a couple of hours, and in the right direction! So a couple of nights again on the…

Out from Vathi and left into Ormos Aetou at the end of the bay for a relaxing night at anchor before we head for Messolonghi. Ann went in for a quick swim then some relaxation floating on the rubber ring…

After a 30 mile passage with no wind, we were pleased to switch off the engine and swing at anchor for the night. This time in about 3m of water, and with virtually no shelter from land. At about 7pm…

We arrived in Messolonghi Marina early afternoon and immediately indulged in a relaxing cold beer in the marina taverna. Monday morning, up at 7 to catch the 0830 bus to Agrinio although just as well we got to the bus…

We actually managed to sail half of the 30 mile passage to Itheka on a decent broad reach until the wind totally dropped. At about 4, we arrived at Itheka and headed for the first sheltered beach for a cool…

We’re now heading slowly towards Preveza to meet Fern on Wednesday. We had originally planned to meet up with John and Anne on Corfu on Sunday and then Fern on Wednesday, however the timeliness of getting our residency permits and…

This is where Philip, Ellie and Rory are staying when they visit in October, so after mooring up opposite the marina (stern to with anchor and more importantly, free) we walked round the harbour to see where they had booked….

We anchored off Nidri for a couple of hours to buy some bread and meat and then anchored in the calm of Vliho Bay for 2 nights, and of course took advantage of Sunday roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese,…

En route to Preveza, an overnight anchor in Varko Bay and a brief swim. The sea has started to warm up! Paul actually went in!! Tonight’s meal was interesting. We’d run out of rice so we had the defrosted curry…

We decided to head for Preveza a day before Fern’s arrival to guarantee that we got onto the Town Quay. If necessary we would have anchored for the night round the corner and waited for a space to appear on…