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 […]
Orthodox Easter celebrations in Greece are one week later than the Christian Easter celebrations so we were lucky to celebrate twice. Food grade paint to color the eggs is not available in this part of the world so Liza came up with her own surprise. “Nest” eggs, Easter bread and “chicky” eggs, all made by
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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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The following morning of our Rhodes island explore we drove to the Kallithea Springs on the East coast. The reddish water springing from the rock formations in the bay attracted visitors as early as 800 BC. In 300 BC the curative properties of the water were discovered and “Spa tourism” was born. The entrance of
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On Sep 22, 2021 we set sail for Rhodes. With 20+ knots it was a windy passage but with a first reef in the main and full staysail the boat was well balanced for a fast beam reach to our destination. 22 Nm from Panormitis to Rhodes Rounding the Northern tip of Rhodes island with
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The name “Dodecanese”, meaning “The Twelve Islands”, denotes today an island group in the southeastern Aegean Sea, comprising fifteen major islands. When Greece was established as an independent sovereign state in 1830, after the war of independence from the Ottomans, the Dodecanese islands were left outside the Kingdom of Greece. The Italians had control over
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We had to round Akra Maleas (Cape Maleas) to proceed further East. The seas around the cape can be treacherous and difficult to navigate, most famously described in the Odyssey. Homer describes how, after the sacking of Troy, Odysseus on his return home to Ithaca rounds Cape Maleas only to be blown off course, resulting
Aug 25, 11.00 am we set sail for the 310 nautical miles to the Peloponnisos in Greece and dropped anchor on Aug 27 @ 02.30 pm in the bay East of Methoni, averaging a little over 6 kts. The trip went fine on a port tack with the wind at 60 degrees. However there were
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