On the 9th July we anchored off the small fishing harbour of Ligia. The anchorage is fairly well protected and…

Photos of………….. Tioram at anchor, dinghying ashore. Passing the boatyards, probably a boatyard for seafarers for centuries, now sadly often…

In the middle of Port Atheni bay is a reef clearly marked on the charts and pilot book. Unfortunately the…

We arrived in Port Atheni and dropped our anchor, mooring stern to the rocks with lines ashore at 17.45 on…

Hi everyone, The first time we sailed into Sami harbour in May 2011 we hired a scooter from Sami Scooter…

After a second very different calm night at anchor in Vlikho, Levkas… with the predicted high winds not materialising, we…

On 24th June with a strong wind forecast for the following couple of days, we lifted our anchor at 09.45hrs…

Hi all, We slipped our warps at 12.35 hrs. from Ayios Eufimia, Kefalonia to motor in 6-8 knots true wind……

On 17th June we slipped our warps from Sami, Kefalonia at 11.25 hrs. and motored out into the flat glass-like…

We have said many times that one of the joys of travelling is meeting local characters. Gerassimus or ‘Mikey’ is…

Hi all, In the past the Greek laws for the hiring of Scooters and motorbikes seemed to be as relaxed…

Hi all, The stories from Sami town continue. Sami is a ferry port for excellent links to Patras on the…

Hi all, The stories from Sami town continue. Sami is a ferry port for excellent links to Patras on the…

Hi everyone, One of the great things about travelling is the characters we meet. On this occasion it is a…

Hi everyone, Leaving the boat in a morning in Sami harbour involves passing other yachts along the quay, all from…

Hi, We slipped our lines and lifted anchor after a pleasant night at Sivota a little hamlet bay on the…

We woke from a still night at anchor on the morning of 5th June, the chain hanging limply into the…

On 4th June at 13.30 hrs we left Levkas marina to motor south through the very narrow Levkas canal which…

Preveza After our soaking in the thunderstorm on the 2nd we dried out and enjoyed a calm night on the…

At 14.00 hrs on 1st June we slipped our lines from Preveza to motor across the Gulf of Amvrakia which…

Hi everyone, On 28th May we motored into Preveza and moored on the waterfront quay.The sunny day turned into a…

On the 4th Oct we set sail from the island of Kalamos in light winds to sail the short 3.8…

We slipped our lines from the quay at Kioni and sailed the 13 n miles to Kalamos. The wind had…

After three scorching days in Ayios Eufimia, Kefalonia we set sail for Kioni on Ithaka.  The weather has been just…

These photos were taken from the side decks looking down into the clear water on the waterfront quay. There are…

Tony on scooter by the monastery The glorious Gerassimus valley, vineyards and painted trees. Myrtos beach and village of Assos…

Photo’s continued from last blog……  Shipwreck cove from Tioram Tioram in the stunning bay and yes the water is that…

We enjoyed a nice few days in Zakinthos, the town is lovely and the island is worth exploring away from…

Next page of Blog………… Zakinthos town and from the hillside above and café The old Venetian fort Tioram on the…

town quay, Island of Zakinthos. 21st-25th Sept. At 09.30 on 21st Sept we untied our mooring lines from the stern…

The seasons change everywhere and here in Fiskardo we have had another thunderstorm—– the difference is when the rain does…

We slipped our lines from Vathy after the rain and winds had passed and we motored in light winds the…

Anyone that sails knows that watching the weather forecast is essential— even in sunny Greece. Tony could see that a…

The island of Kalamos is a beautiful wooded island covered in lush vegetation especially on the north-eastern tip where natural…

Port Atheni again——— the water looks a few centimetres deep on our transum but it is actually 6.1 metres deep…

The Levkas canal is a very narrow, shallow canal cut through the salt marsh land between the Island of Levkas…

The town of Nidri is now a popular tourist resort with a commercialised strip of shops and tavernas and extremely…

We have written about Port Atheni a few times now as we keep returning to the lovely bay, perhaps a…

Port Polis is a bay on the west side of Ithaka in the channel between Ithaka and Kefalonia. It is…

Ormos Foki bay is a tiny inlet just south of Fiskardho. Here you have to drop an anchor and attach…

Images of Sami, on the quay, local town, the harbour and views from the hillside church.