Monday 17th August, Ormos Kalami to Mandraki marina, Corfu
As we’re due to see the immigration (alien) police in the morning, we moored up in Mandraki marina literally in the shadows of the old fort, and a short walk into the beautiful old town of Corfu. As we sit…
Sunday 16th August, Ormos Kalami
A short hop to a bay a few miles up the coast to another bay, this time a bit more crowded when we arrived, although many boats disappeared as evening approached. The ‘highlight’ was watching a yacht struggling with his…
Saturday 15th August, Gouvia Bay,
We’d only booked 3 days in the marina, so now a couple of days sailing and at anchor, although less than a mile from where we started we dropped the anchor in a peaceful setting just outside the bustle of…
Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th August, Gouvia marina
A chance to re stock and do something towards getting a residency permit. We believe that the residency process involves taking certain documents to an office, filling in a form, paying 50cents and a week later you pick it up….
Wednesday 12th August, Erikoussa to Corfu (Gouvia marina)
No wind so raised anchor and motored the 27 miles round the top of Corfu, between the island and Albania to the very large and very commercial marina at Gouvia. We’ve decided to stay 3 nights, to both check into…
Tuesday 11th August, Othonoi to Erikoussa
We’d intended to stop at anchor at Erikoussa for lunch but in the end decided to stay overnight in what turned out to be a very peaceful anchorage with only the gentle peel of 2 bells chiming in the little…
Monday 10th August, Santa Maria di Leuca to Othonoi (Greece)
A 50 mile run from the very tip of the heel of Italy, due east to the small Greek island of Othonoi, and with F4 northerlies for most of the morning we had a great sail for half the passage…
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August, Santa Maria di Leuca
We’d only intended staying one day here but with strong winds forecast for Sunday, we decided to make it a couple. This is apparently where Mussolini finished off an aqueduct that had been 100 years in the making to feed…
Thursday 6th and Friday 7th August, Le Castella, to Crotone to Santa Maria di Leuca
On Thursday, we motored round the headland to the town of Crotone, mooring up at the Yacht Krotone Club. Arriving mid afternoon we went for a walk, to encounter litter, broken glass and rubbish strewn streets, with weeds growing from…
Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th August, Porto Bolero to Roccella Ionica to Le Castella
Two longish days of motoring occasionally with the sails up. On Tuesday we pulled in at Roccella Ionica marina, a large and characterless place about 2 miles from the town and its castle, and then on Wednesday across the bay…