Wednesday 19th April 2023, Back in Greece
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…
Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th October 2022, Liftout
We left Lefkas and caught the 9 o’clock floating bridge opening for a final fairly slow sail towards Preveza allowing the sails to dry following yesterday’s rain. Once tied up to Preveza Town Quay we started getting Jacana ready for…
Friday 30th September to Tuesday 11th October 2022, sailing with Philip, Ellie, Rory, James and Hayley.
We met everyone in Nidri on Friday evening with Philip, Ellie and Rory staying for the night in a hotel in Nidri and James and Hayley on board and on Saturday taking everyone across to Meganissi where again Philip and…
Sunday 25th to Friday 30th September, Kioni, Vliho, Lefkas, Nidri.
Another quiet few days whilst we await the arrival of Philip, Ellie, Rory, James and Hayley on Friday and with forecast wet and windy weather we left Kioni on Monday via Desimi Bay (located halfway up the Meganisi channel) for…
Sunday 18th to Sunday 25th September, Vliho, Nidri, Sivota, Big Vathi and Kioni
From Vliho we headed out to sea to empty the holding tank, and returned to the fuel station just north of Nidri to top up with Diesel (135 litres at €1.99) and then tied up on the IBA pontoon to…
Sunday 11th to Sunday 18th September, Vliho, Kastos, Varko, Palairos and Vliho
Overall this was a relaxing week, starting out anchored in Vliho, and of course Sunday roast at the Yacht Club (it’s not actually a club, is just the name of the place). However on asking for horseradish to go with…
Sunday 4th to Saturday 10th September, Following Fern
This week we decided to follow Fern (my daughter) on her first ever skippering of a flotilla boat. However, her first night was Monday in Sivota, a night when every flotilla in the Ionian visits the village, so we ended…
Saturday 3rd to Sunday 4th September, Varko Bay and Palairos.
With the wind forecast to be from the NE we settled on anchoring in the NE corner of Varko Bay, just up from all the beach parasols. As night fell we could hear the thud thud thud of the music…
Monday 29th August to Friday 2nd September 2022, lifting, Preveza, Lefkas and anchored off Ligia
Well we took off from Gatwick an hour late, landed on Preveza slightly late, and got to Jacana at 10pm. Fortunately the taxi was able to drop us literally under the anchor, otherwise the trek across Actio dirt track yard…
Wednesday 27th July To Weymouth
With just a couple of rucksacks we actually walked to the airport, and saved ourselves the €15 taxi fare for the mile journey and enjoyed a relaxing breakfast at the cafe opposite the airport entrance. Today is a rail strike…