The Ionian to The Ionian, via the Peloponnese and the Corinth Canal
Monday 29th May to Friday 2nd June, Frangos Bay, Elofonisos
With strong North Easterly winds forecast for Thursday, we decided to stay anchored here for a few days, again like Sarakiniko Bay, a beautiful beach with clear (cold!) blue water. Tuesday, suffering from cabin fever we went ashore and walked…
Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th June, Nikolaos Bay, Kithera
Another half decent sailing day, although we did motor for a few minutes to avoid a collision course with an oil tanker crossing the busy main shipping lanes between Kithera and the mainland. We carried on down the eastern side…
Sunday 4th to Thursday 8th June, Kapsali, Kithera
It was an honour to be in Kapsali with Chris and Alison to celibrate their ‘recent’ wedding, with a bottle of fizzy wine and a few nibbles. Ann picked some wild flowering herbs and some grasses on a walk last…
Thursday 8th to Friday 9th June, Dhiakofti, Kithera
We’re aiming for Monemvasia on the mainland, but with no wind, motoring to Dhiakofti got us a bit closer. A very mixed place, a couple of bars and tavernas on a nice beach, but very sad to see a 40′…
Friday 9th to Monday 12th June, Monemvasia
We WhatsApp’ed Mateo the unofficial harbour master at Monemvasia en route and fortunately there was a space inside the harbour for us. It was a bit noisy during the day as they’re extending the harbour, but interesting to watch the…
Monday 12th to Tuesday 13th June, Ieraka
Just a one night stop in the very sheltered inlet at the village of Ieraka, anchoring in 2.5m. Ashore we ate in one of the 2 tavernas and without phones (no photos therefore). It is often difficult to find the…
Tuesday 13th to Wednesday 14th June, Kiparissi
Another motoring day and we moored stern to on a wall at the northern end of Kiparissi bay and were immediately welcomed by rain. So once it had stopped we got the bikes off and cycled round the bay and…
Wednesday 14th to Thursday 15th June, Tyros
This was another one night stop but we did anchor in a bay en route for lunch, after which the wind picked up and we sailed the 2 hours north to Tyros. Fortunately (actually very fortunately!) there was a lull…
Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th June, Astros
En route to Astros we managed to get a plastic bag wrapped round the prop, although cleared it with a few bursts of reverse. So in Astros, Ann dived down to double check that the prop was all clear. The…
Saturday 17th to Tuesday 20th June, Navplion
Leaving Astos, we managed to sail for less than 5 mins, so then motored the 10 miles across to the historic city of Navplion. An hour after mooring up, the heavens opened with accompanying thunder and lightening. That put paid…