Saturday 26th to Monday 28th September, Preveza Marina
Rain, rain, more rain and strong winds with just the odd break of sunshine. And we met up with Bob and Gillie again plus 4 of their friends, who happened to be in the area, on Monday evening for a…
Friday 25th September, Sivota Mouros to Preveza marina
As previously mentioned, strong winds are forecast for the weekend so we got away early and made the fairly long 40 mile to Preveza marina for 3 or 4 nights of shelter. Despite a 90min queue to get into the…
Thursday 24th September Corfu to Sivota Mouros
We were pleased to be able to start heading south again as strong winds are forecast again for the weekend, and we need to be within spitting distance of Cleopatra’s marina by Monday as we’re being lifted out on Tuesday…
Wednesday 23rd Mandraki, Corfu
We had a very disturbed night with strong winds and thunder and lightning and when we poked our heads out in the morning the sea was breaking well over the sea wall (it is only 3 feet high!) but with…
Tuesday 22nd September Mongonissi to Mandraki, Corfu
Another motor sailing day to take us to Corfu to meet with Dina on Wednesday at Gouvia marina to pick up the repaired winter boat cover that suffered in the 9 months of Mistral winds at Port Napoleon. Arriving at…
Monday 21st September, Preveza to Mongonissi, Paxos
Continuing north to Corfu, we anchored in the very picturesque and very well sheltered Mongonissi bay.
Sunday 20th September, Lefkas marina to Preveza
At least last Thursday morning was OK weather wise when Dimitris came on board to discuss a solar panel and davit gantry where based on his experience was able to give us an acceptable price. The down side is that…
Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th September, Vliho Bay to Lefkas marina
With Medicane Ianos forecast to hit the Ionian area at the end of the week we decided to seek shelter in a marina. A medicane is a Mediterranean hurricane. The online booking system at Lefkas said they were fully booked…
Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th September Vliho Bay to Sailing Holidays pontoon
In need of a battery top up we opted for a night on the Sailing Holidays pontoon at the entrance to Vliho Bay, and the opportunity to meet with a couple of stainless steel fabricators to discuss making a solar…
Sunday 13th September, Barbarazou Beach Bay to Vliho bar
We’d heard that the Vliho Yacht club did good Sunday roasts, so we decided to give it a go and anchored up again in Vliho bay. We were not disappointed! For €9.95 succulent roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and…