In our previous post we sailed from Cefalù to Palermo, strolled around Vucciria market, spend almost a day in Palermo Cathedral and had a Michelin star dinner at MEC restaurant. Today we get up early for a 3 km city hike towards the Catacombe dei Cappuccini. Entrance building of the Capuchin cemetery. The cemetery of […]
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When we traveled the Med from West to East, we sailed past Sicily along the South coast. (https://www.twobatsea.com/skimming-past-italy/). Now, 4 years later and traveling in the opposite direction we sail along the North coast. In the previous blog we left the Aeolian Islands and sailed to interesting and touristy Cefalù. On Sep 18 we continued
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In our previous post we visited Stromboli town, sailed back to Lipari island, explored Lipari Castello and positioned the boat for the crossing to Sicily. On Sep 16, 2023 we had a perfect Easterly to take us on a leisurely broad reach to Cefalù, Sicily. A relaxed captain on watch, playing his guitar, while the
In the previous post we sailed through the Messina Strait between Italy and Sicily towards Vulcano Island where we climbed Gran Cratère. We continued to Stromboli volcano and witnessed a nighttime eruption. Today we take the dinghy ashore to visit Stromboli town. A major Stromboli landmark San Vincenzo is the islands’ main church. There are
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Sailing North through the Messina Strait, the narrow passage between mainland Italy and Sicily, requires a bit of planning since it is one of the few areas in the Med where the tides can cause strong currents (up to 4 kns at springs). We have no tide tables for Messina but according to the pilot
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It was time to leave Greece and to go further West. We made a quick stop in Corfu town to wait for favourable winds to cross to Italy. The Fortress and the old town are the main attractions. Anchored just South of Corfu town in the Bay of Garitsa. Around 550 AD the inhabitants of
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After finishing exploring the lovely island of Kefalonia we sailed further North and on 22 July dropped anchor in front of the small fishing harbour of Ligia in the NE of Lefkas island, to position ourselves to sail the Lefkas canal, cut through the salt marsh between the island proper and the main land. Salt
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After our coffee break in Sami (see previous post), we continue our island tour, and head for the winery of Orealios Gaea. Since we were a bit early for a wine tasting lunch, we made a detour driving up Mount Ainos. On our way up the mountain, we passed the EUDOXOS observatory, built in 1999
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On 01 Jul 2023, we hopped from Ithaka to the neighbouring island of Kefalonia, the largest and perhaps the most varied of the Ionian islands. Upon entering the bay of Fiskardo at the Northern tip of the island we passed the now defunct Venetian lighthouse, and its modern replacement. Fiskardo’s Venetian light house to the
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On June 28 we left tranquil Missolonghy and set sail for the 46 miles to Ithaka island in the Ionian sea. It took us almost 10 hours to get there in what was a very relaxed trip. We dropped anchor on a shallow bar between Vathi town and the tiny island of Lazareto in Ormos