Well we’re back in Greece, having delayed our flight deliberately to just miss the Greek Easter celebrations (a week later than our Easter). Unfortunately Cleopatra’s Marina is inaccessible unless you have a car, your boat is on water, or if…

After continuing with the many routine jobs, and of course leaving a few for those ‘rainy days’ (ha ha) lift in morning came round quickly, and even quicker on the day, when the lift in gang turned up over an…

Well the fridge could have stopped working in the middle of nowhere! And there’s nothing worse than warm beer after a good sail, so it was in a way fortuitous that it packed up in Preveza, more so on the…

We upped anchor in Hospital Bay at 10am for the 9 mile journey south to Lefkas, via the 12 o’clock bridge opening. As is usual in the Ionian, there was no morning wind, so it was a matter of motoring…

Leaving the Lefkas canal, we found a little bit of wind and had a gentle down wind sail right into Vliho Bay. Saturday was Coronation day, so we booked a table at the Yacht Club ‘event’ to watch it on…

We left Vliho mid morning and had a half decent sail (ie motoring for half the time!) for the 20mile passage south to Big Vathi, where we were expecting to be able to fill up with water. However as we…

Like the proverbial mill pond today, so motored the 20 miles south from Big Vathi to the ferry town of Poros near the southern end of Kefalonia. But at least the harbour wall had taps, so we were able to…

Still overcast and chilly, but some wind today for the 20 odd mile passage further south to Zakinthos. Coupled with the wind was a largish beam on swell with the occasional 1m or so wave, making for an uncomfortable (as…

Another 20 odd mile run today across to the mainland. As we left, the wind was a satisfying 12 to 18 knots with the sea state a bit less than yesterday. So with both sails reefed we had a great…

As we left Katakolon we immediately got the sails up, and 30mins later furled the Genoa to motorsail for a few miles, then sail, then motorsail….. But as we approached Kiparissia the wind really did pick up (17knots in the…