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Mykonos, Greece.

It was still very cold when we left Patmos early morning for the 66 miles West to Mykonos on May 23, 2023 (almost June!!). We were wearing three layers of clothing under full sailing gear. We had a beam reach with Northerly winds gusting to 25 knots. Second reef in the mainsail and first reef […]

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Patmos, Greece.

On Tue, May 16, we took advantage from a rare Southerly wind to go further North and under spinnaker we set course for the 21 Nm to Patmos. Later in the afternoon the wind died and we had to motor for the last hour or so. When approaching the natural harbour of Skala the fortress-like

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Leros, Greece.

On Tuesday May 9 afternoon we dropped anchor in the large protected bay of Lakki port in Leros island, Greece. But look again at the photo………does that look like another cute Greek town? Hospital building. The pompous buildings and wide boulevards are built by somebody who wants to prove something and yes indeed. The Italian

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KOS, GREECE

We left the interesting island of Nisyros on Wednesday April 26, 2023 and sailed 10Nm North to the Greek island of Kos. At 6pm we dropped anchor in the port / marina of Kardamena and moored with the stern to the cay, where our Norwegian friends Laila and Astor from SV Felizia were already waiting

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Nisyros, Greece.

On Saturday April 22, we left Symi for the 36 Nm sail to the volcanic island of Nisyros. The route is against the prevailing Westerlies so we waited for a day with less wind and motored against it. Lonely fisherman at dawn when we left our anchorage in Pedi bay on the East side of

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From riches to ruins

With our home safe in the anchorage near Kas marina we hopped on the ferry to visit the Greek island of Kastelorizo for Liza’s birthday. The ancient name of Kastelorizo refers to Megisti being “the largest” island of the surrounding archipelago of 30 smaller islets and reefs. 2 mile long ferry route from Kas to

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Kayakoy

With our home safely anchored in the well protected bay of Fethiye, we rented a scooter to explore the surroundings for a day. A fun day with a not so happy ending. We went to the old abandoned city of Kayakoy, about 8 Km South of Fethiye and known as Leivissi before the evacuation 100

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Marmaris to Istanbul

We have a two year resident visa for Türkiye. We “lost” the first cruising season with salvaging our old boat (https://www.twobatsea.com/shipping-disaster/). Although Türkiye is a real nice country we do not want to stay more than two years so proper planning is needed for the second season if we want to see all that is

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