Saturday 7th to Saturday 14th October, Denmark

From Preveza to Gatwick, and then to Denmark for a week, staying with Freda (Ann’s cousin) and Jan in a small hamlet near Store Heddinge, about 50km south of Copenhagen. Also a day visit to Raa near Helsingborg (Sweden) for…

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Monday 2nd to Friday 6th October, Lift out and putting Jacana to bed for the winter

We were scheduled to be lifted out at 0930, and like a Swiss train we were called in, on time, and an hour later, propped up at K34, the same cradle place as last winter. So on with the jobs,…

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Friday 29th September to Monday 2nd October, Preveza, Vonitsa and Preveza

Being Friday we had to move off the Preveza pontoon, so motored in the still morning air to Preveza where we moored stern to on the Town Quay for a couple of hours while we caught up with some final…

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Thursday 21st to Thursday 28th September, A week with James and Hayley on board. Preveza, Parga, Palairos Kalamos, Kastos, Nidri and Lefkas

A truely great week (weather aside!) with James and Hayley. They arrived slightly late in Preveza (thanks to Ryanair) so we settled on a few starters in the Mermaid taverna, with the owner, Tassos telling us all about his winter…

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Saturday 16th to Thursday 20th September, Preveza and Vonitsa

With James and Hayley coming out to Preveza on Thursday, and having dropped Joanna off last Thursday, it was a chance to stock up (with wine) and catch up (with sleep) for a few days. Preveza turned out out to…

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Saturday 9th to Saturday 16th September, Sivota, Kioni, Little Vathi, Lefkas and Preveza

Sunday morning was gusting 20 knots blowing us off Kastos harbour wall, and with a beach opposite, we were very cautious as we let the lines go and raised the anchor, engaging reverse gear to prevent grounding opposite. Once we…

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Saturday 2nd to Saturday 9th September, Big Vathi, Sivota, Nidri, Palairos and Kastos

Fern was in the Ionian for a week from Sunday, so we were keen to try to cross paths somewhere, so on Saturday with wind and rain forecast we anchored in Big Vathi harbour for a couple of nights. The…

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Saturday 26th August to Saturday 2nd September, Nidri and Kastos

So on Sunday we sailed (most of the way) back from Palairos to Nidri for a Monday morning visit from Fortis, the IBA engineer to realign the engine mounts, now that they had settled in a bit. Unfortunately we still…

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