Jacana

After finally fitting a jammer for the furling line, after lunch we made it into the Southern Ionian Sea, via the Lefkas Canal and headed a few miles south to the island of Meganisi and Osmos Kapali, where we practised,…

What a beautiful town Lefkas is! Made even more pleasant by enjoying sundowners then dinner with Gwen and Pete, Rob and Lizzie.

After a run ashore to see the surprisingly attractive town of Preveza and to stock up with some food, we raised anchor and motor sailed out through the narrow dredged channel and sailed a few miles south to the entrance…

Just down the coast today to meet up with Rob and Lizzie that we first met in Lyon over a year ago and last saw them as they turned right to head for Spain at the end of last August….

A leasurely sail across from Paxos to the mainland and anchored in the tranquil 2 Rock Bay for the night.

Motored down the west side of Corfu, dropping the anchor for lunch, then as we rounded the bottom of Corfu, we enjoyed a great sail across to Paxos. We anchored in Lakka harbour in turquoise water, along with 50 other…

Started the day by cycling the 3 miles into Corfu to collect the residency permits (not dog licences!) from the immigration people at police headquarters, paid our 20 cents each, and we now have the right to live in Greece….

We need a Corfu marina on Friday morning to get to the immigration police, so tried to book into Mandraki, but full so ended up in Gouvia again. After a good sail across from the mainland we filled up with…

With strong winds forecast later in the day, we headed north along the mainland coast to the village of Sagiada (other spellings are available) and its sheltered harbour. Another first in Jacana, this time dropping the anchor and reversing and…

Armed with paperwork and passport photos, we arrived at the immigration office a good 30mins before our appointment at 11 but after only a 5 minute wait we were invited in. With surprising efficiency the immigration officer dressed in a…