Hi Everyone, After our extended stay in Paros we finally left the inner harbour on 28th June and headed out … More
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More of Paros, ‘The Rough and the Smooth of it all’.
We have already posted a blog showing the lovely Island Of Paros. The Cyclades are really living up to expectation. … More
Paroikia, Island of Paros, Middle Cyclades. 18th–24th June 2011. 37:05.25N 025:09.11E
Hi Everyone, We sailed in 8 – 12 knots of light wind with cruising shute (sail), the 32 n miles … More
Livadi, Island of Serifos, Cyclades, 16th-17th June 2011. 37:08.58N 24:30.92E
Hi Everyone, We enjoyed a 20n mile sail in 12 knots of breeze to Livadi on the Island of Serifos. … More
Ayios Stefanos, Kithnos, Cyclades 15th June 2011. 37:23.74N 24:27.47E
Hi Everyone, Well the wind certainly kicked in for the 25 n miles through the water ( zig zag tacking) … More
Island of Kithnos, Cyclades 14th-15th June 2011. 37:24.85N 24:22.59E
Hi Everyone, We motor sailed and later sailed in light winds with a flat calm sea and hot sun— 48 … More
Island of Hydra, Saronics, 13th June 2011. 37:20.99N 023:27.98E
Hi Everyone, After a calm night at anchor we motored and sailed a little in light winds to the Island … More
Ermioni, Peloponnese mainland Greece, 12th June 2011. 37:23.12N 023:15.31E
Hi Everyone, We left anchor in Poros bay and sailed to Metochi Point on the Peloponnese to anchor for lunch. … More
Island of Poros, Saronics, 9th – 12th June 2011
Our friends Patryk and Amanda arrived by ferry from Athens on 11th. It was a real treat to see them … More
Corinthian Canal, 8th June 2011. 37:55.88N 022:59.30E
Hi Everyone, The Corinthian canal in the Gulf of Corinth is a link for yachts and shipping between the Ionian … More
Galaxidhi, North shore of the Gulf of Corinth, and Delphi Mainland Greece 6th June 2011.
Hi everyone. Well folks there is a little hidden gem on the North shore of the Gulf of Corinth called … More
Skala Kalithea, Gulf of Corinth, 5th June 2011. 38:20.95N 022:09.22E
Hi Everyone, JUST A NOTE— please see blog for CORFU TOWN —24th May—nice blog and lots of photographs, the blog … More
The Gulf of Patras and Town of Navpaxtos, 4th June 2011. 38:23.48N 021:49.87E
Hi Everyone, We left our overnight anchorage at Ormos Oxia, mainland and headed east into the Gulf of Patras and … More
Ormos Oxia, Mainland Greece, 3rd June 2011. 38:20.18N 021:07.32E
Hi All, We left Spartakhori on a hot, windless morning unable to sail and motored south east to the sheltered … More
Island of Poros. Aegean sea.. 9th June 2011. 37:30.04N 23:27.15E
Hi Everyone, Tioram arrives in the Aegean !! Yeh !! We are safely in the Island of Poros and are … More
Spartakhori, Island of Meganisi, 2nd June 2011. 38:39.70N 020:45.56E
Hi Everyone, We left Preveza on the mainland and headed south back through the Levkas canal and out into the … More
Preveza, mainland Greece. 1st June 2011. 38:57.45N 020:45.30E.
One night stay for map reference only.
South to Paxos again, 30th-31st May 2011. 39:12.14N 020:11.20E
Hi Everyone, The lovely island of Corfu was our most Northerly point and so we headed south to Plataria on … More
Plataria, mainland Greece. 29th May 2011. 39:27.14N 020:16.46E.
One night stay and map reference only.
Corfu Channel, 28th May 2011. 39:45.93N 019:57.54E
Hi Everyone, One of the tick boxes on my ‘wish’ list was to sail through the Corfu channel –between the … More
Island of Corfu, Corfu Town, 24th-26th May 2011. 39:37.22N 019:55.58E
Hi Everyone, Corfu stretches on a North to South axis and is a long narrow island. Corfu town sits on … More
Island of Paxos, 23rd May 2011. 39:12.15N 020:11.21E
Paxos is five miles long and two miles wide. The island is famous for producing excellent Olive oil which we … More
Levkas Canal and Preveza, 22nd May 2011. 38:47.11N 020:44.35E
Levkas canal and on to Preveza on the mainland, 22nd May. The Levkas Canal is man- made and therefore makes … More
Kefalonia again, Fiskardho, 20th-21st May 2011. 38:27.64N 020:34.54E
We motored the 15 miles from the Island of Ithaca the North tip of Kefalonia and into the lovely natural … More
Vlikho on the Island of Levkas 21st May 2011. 38:41.27N 020:42.45E
Vlikho on the Island of Levkas ( also known as Lefkada ) 21st May. Vlikho is a small town at … More
Ithaca, Ionian, 19th May 2011. 38:21.92N 020:42.93E
Hi Everyone, Arrived in Ithaca after a 15 mile sail. Photos—- Motoring into the natural harbour of Vathi, Ithaca Scooter … More
Cephalonia 17th-19th May 2011 38:15.24N 020:33.89E
The port and town of Sami, Cephalonia. We sailed from Zakinthos in 22 knots and a lumpy sea until we … More
Photographs from Zakinthos
Hello Everyone, Well our first day in Zakinthos has been a treat. Within hours of arriving we saw a Scooter … More
15th May 2011. Tioram arrives in Greece 37:47.09N 020:54.10E
Hi Everyone, The wind dropped for the last twenty four hours of our journey and whilst that meant we were … More
14th May 2011. Tioram approaches Greece. 37:29.42N 019:17.39E
Our first twenty four hours out of Gozo saw us with 17 to 24 knots true wind from NNW direction. … More
9th May-12th May. Gozo, Maltese Islands. 36:01.57N 014:18.08E
Hi Everyone, Our plan to leave Comino to head for Greece has been a little delayed. The winds increased again … More
7th–9th May The Island of Comino, Maltese Island. 36:00.86N 014:19.39E
Most people have heard of Malta and Gozo, but nestling between the two islands is the very small island of … More
7th May 2011, Leaving Malta.
Hi Everyone, Here are a few photos of us leaving Malta. The photos were kindly taken by a Canadian couple … More
Easter Celebrations and Fireworks. Malta 2011.
Easter is very much celebrated in Malta. The many, many catholic churches are highly decorated. Processions are held on … More
Maltese Buses
Those of you who have ever ventured to Malta will remember the Yellow/ Orange/ white coloured buses. The old Bedford … More
Mom and Dad’s Visit, Malta 2011.
Mom and Dad had a lovely holiday with us. It was in fact their inspiration which led us to … More
Festivals and Carnivals, Malta, 2011.
Malta, like many Mediterranean countries seems to have a festival on a regular basis. Celebratory days linked to culture, history … More
Mdina , Malta
Mdina is the historic capital of Malta and is known as the âsilent cityâ due to its calm, elegant quality. … More
‘Alive and Kicking’ in Malta 2011.
Hi Everyone, We hope you have all had a good time over the past few months since we posted … More
Tioram heads for Greece. May 2011.
Hi Everyone, Our next blogs will be from Greece as Tioram finally is on the move again as she heads … More
New Years Eve, Valletta, Malta, 2010
The bus system of transport in Malta is very good and frequent. However, just about everyone wanted to go to … More
Intriguing cafe, Valletta, Malta, 27th December 2010
Intriguing cafe, Valletta, Malta—27th December 2010 As we know J K Rowling was inspired to write Harry Potter whilst sitting … More
Christmas Eve 24th December, Valletta Malta 2010.
Just a few interesting Christmassy photographs on Christmas eve in the capital Valletta. Here’s wishing a very Happy Christmas and … More
Wilfred the Diver, Malta
The great thing about travelling is the characters you meet. If you have ever visited Malta you would have seen … More
‘The things we do’ in Malta, 17th November 2010
‘The things we do’—in Malta —17th November 2010 And so the winter boat jobs begin…………………………… Tony is literally now in … More
Out and about in Valletta, Malta, November 2010.
November 2010 – Valletta, Malta. We have now spent several weeks in Malta enjoying the island as well as busily … More
Pizza with Maltese Friends, 8th Jan 2011.
Pizza with Maltese Friends, 8th January 2011. We have said on several occasions that one of the best things about … More
Sicily to Malta and Grand Harbour Arrival’ 35:55.46N 014:31.42E
Well after 6 days storm bound in Sciacca we were going a bit stir crazy. The sea area between the south … More
Sciacca, Sicily 14th?Oct 2010. 37:30.20N 013:04.67E
We left Masala on the 8th Oct, 10.00hrs and motored into a 12 knot t. head wind, later motor sailing. The coastline … More
Sardinia to Sicily 7th Oct 2010 37:47.23N 012:26.49E
Sardinia to Sicily. A small window of opportunity came in the weather, so on 5th Oct ,09.20hrs we slipped our warps from … More