Friday 31st May to Monday 3rd June, Corinth
It was dead calm as we left Galaxidi for the 37 miles to Corinth, with the wind suddenly picking up on the bow for the final 5 miles into the harbour. En route we saw the largest pod of dolphins…
Monday 27th to Friday 31st May, Galaxidi
We ended up motoring initially for 10 miles from Trezonia and once the westerly wind picked up we sailed downwind for the final 11 miles round into the beautiful town of Galaxidi. We’d been here last year, anchoring in the…
Thursday 23rd to Monday 27th May, Trizonia
We went the other way under the Rio-Antirro bridge last year and this year we again had the ‘excitement’ of calling up the bridge on Channel 14, 5 miles out asking permission to go under it and to be asked…
Friday 10th to Thursday 23rd May, Messalonghi
With a brisk north easterly, we left Kalamos and had a brilliant 39 mile sail south, through the passage to the north of Oxias out into the Gulf of Corinth and then east to within about 5 miles of Messalonghi…
Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th May, Kastos
No wind again so it was motoring the 17 miles across to Kastos, but at least we got a space on the harbour wall, so this probably being our favourite place in the Ionian, we’re here to stay for a…
Thursday 2nd to Tuesday 7th May, Big Vathi, Itheka
This weekend is Easter in Greece together with May day holiday moved to Tuesday, and we didn’t know what to expect with shop and Taverna opening hours. Furthermore, F6 and F7 winds were forecast for Saturday afternoon and night, so…
Tuesday 30th April to Thursday 2nd May, Kioni
As usual what little wind we had, was on the bow, so another short passage to Kioni, with the option of going on to Big Vathi if the quay was full. Fortunately it wasn’t, so another perfect stern to mooring,…
Monday 29th to Tuesday 30th April 2024, Sivota
We eventually managed to ‘unstick’ ourselves from Tranquility Bay and motored the 8 miles south to Sivota, where as usual we went stern to, with a lazy line to Yanni’s, IonnisTaverna. The payment being to eat in his restaurant. The…
Tuesday 23rd to Monday 29th April, Tranquility Bay, Nidri
Because it’s early in the season we couldn’t stay in Lefkas (charter boats hadn’t left), so motored the 8 miles south, directly into a 25kt head wind to Nidri, anchoring in the well protected Tranquility Bay. Later in the season,…
Monday 22nd to Tuesday 23rd April, Lefkas
We’d arranged to meet Gwent and Pete in Lefkas on Monday, so left Vonitsa harbour wall early (for us) at 0800 to catch the 1100 Lefkas bridge opening. After motoring against the wind for 20 minutes we turned west between…