Anchoring in Ormos Panagia, we were immediately confronted with the problem with this area, hundreds of day boats whizzing round everywhere, often coming straight at you at a fast speed, rather disconcerting.So once it had cooled down slightly we went…

We raised anchor at 0600 for the 63 mile, 12 hour crossing to the istand of Limnos and the beautiful small town of Myrina. Unfortunately the wind was more on the bow than forecast, although we did manage to sail…

Another long leg again, between the islands on Limnos and Lesbos, so we managed to get away just before dawn at 0630 and managed to sail for nearly 5 hours of the 11.5 passage before the wind died off to…

3 nights at anchor in Apothikes Bay on the southern coast of Lesbos, to seek shelter from a persistent northerly, and with Rob and Debbie again. Although the wind still whistled through the rigging, we were anchored in thick clay…

Well we sailed for longer than we ran the engine for the 36 mile hop to Kardamila on the north east corner of Chios. And with the Meltemi forecast to blow from the north for a few days, we needed…

We finally escaped Kardamila after getting the UTL stamped, handing back the hire car keys and filling up with water and motored the 10 miles round to the next island of Inousses, and tying up side-to in the capital town/village…

Still heading south, this time to a sheltered spot off the southern end of Chios, managing to sail well over half the 23 miles. We didn’t bother going ashore but got the noodle and lilo out and had a splash….

No wind, just a slight swell for the 34 mile passage south to the harbour at Evdilos on the northern coast of Ikaria. With only a couple of other pleasure boats in, yet again we were able to tie up…

Another down wind sail for 27 miles using just the genoa to the small managed marina at Ormos Marathokampou on the south side of Samos. Perhaps slightly expensive at €22 per night, but it did have lazy lines, offer free…