We have had great week this week. All the restaurants are painting, filling cushions and doing work in preparation for the start of the season. We have even seen boats on the water and 5 joined us whe ...
We stayed in Marmaros for a few days and got a huge dose of reality as we were struck with thunder, lightning and heavy rain as we returned from a walk inland. This continued, non stop, for 36 hrs and ...
We left Patmos heading North for a 20 nm sail to Fourni, with a 10 knot wind from dead astern we sailed with just the genoa up It's a big sail, 140% for those interested, so it almost performs like a ...
This week we spent a lovely few days in a deserted bay while a Southerly blow passed through, we then had one night before a 40knt northerly buster arrived. Nigel felt that we didn't really have the s ...
There was no wind a when we left Kos, so up with the iron sails, the engine. We were headed to Vathys on Kalymnos with a planned lunch stop at Pserimnos, apparently a place so nice it's packed out wit ...
Panormitis was such a secure anchorage with all round protection that it was a bit of a shock to have to start thinking about where to go and anchorage protection when we got there, especially as the ...
We are 10 days into our stay in Panormitis, it's been very quiet and relaxing, only disturbed by the sounds of goats, birds and the monastery bells. The most exciting thing to happen has been errr, u ...
We had a lovely stay in Symi, although it was very quiet with a distinct lack of tourists meaning most of the restaurants were shut. We did find a few open, including one high up the hill in the middl ...
We finished the last blog with the mast back in and we were getting ready to haul the boat out for a few underwater tasks and other jobs. This would be the first time we had seen below the waterline o ...
After a wonderful 2 months staying with very generous family and friends putting us up (or putting up with us?) for 2 months, we are back in Turkey. Thanks to all of you. What a change in temperature ...