On May 27 we left Rineia for Syros. The sail was comparable to our sail from Patmos to Mykonos. The winds were from the same Northerly direction but not as strong, resulting in lower waves, making the sail more comfortable and more enjoyable. We dropped the hook in the big anchorage of Finikas, a village […]
On May 25, 2023 we left noisy and expensive but beautiful Mykonos behind for a two hour leisurely sail to Rineia island, West of Delos. From there it would be a short dinghy ride to the ancient harbour on the West side of Delos. We didn’t want to bring TWO B to the ancient port
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
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
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
On May 02, 2023 we left Kos for the 30 Nm to Kalymnos with moderate wind and calm seas. One of Kos’ beach resorts in the morning sun as we sailed by. At 3pm we were already docked in Pothia, the capital of Kalymnos, and exploring the busy port. View due West from the port
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
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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