The Wonderful City of Matera
On the 19th July we set sail from Taranto across the Gulf for 33nm’s, first close hauling, then as the wind came round, on a beam reach averaging 6.8 knots. It didn’t take long...
Chantal & David
Up Inside the Italian Stiletto!
15th July we set sail from Santa Maria de Leuca heading to Gallipoli. The Approaches to Gallipoli Gallipoli is one of the very few places in Italy that offer a free dock, Greek style,...
The East Coast of Italy
We set off from Vlore, Albania on 10th July at 8:45am, for the most part we had a wonderful sail on a beam reach in a NW3/4 for 52NM reaching land at a place...
Our Departure from the Shores of Albania to those of Italy
On the 10th July, we left Orikum, although not without incident. With a healthy Force 4 blowing on our nose, negotiating out of our tight and shallow spot was not an easy task, not...
Albania by Road -Gjirokaster, the Blue Eye Spring & back to Seaclusion.
We woke in the morning, suitably refreshed and popped upstairs to our quirky hotel terrace, well roof top for breakfast and were initially served with this… Tea! Initially we declined but the hurt look...
Albania by Road – Tirana to Gjirokastor
The following morning, we woke after a surprisingly restful sleep, I say surprising because normally having spent a week onboard Seaclusion with varying degrees of rocking, it normally takes a while to adjust to...
Albania by Road – Orikum to Skhroda and back to Tirana
We picked the hire car up the night before so we could set off early the following morning, given we were looking at a gruelling 6.5 hour drive plus the sightseeing time of course....
Completely New Territory, Albania by Sea
We left Gouvia on Corfu at the leisurely time of 11:30 on the 29th June and had a wonderful sail northwards in a Force 3, with flat seas, to Sarande in Albania. We had...
The Last of Greece for a While!
Finally, on the 20th June we set sail from Preveza heading northwards, a little later than intended, but once we had left the long channel out from Preveza, we had a lovely sail in...
2023, And We Are Off (almost!)
So, after our usual manic 2 weeks getting Casa Del Mar ready for her summer season, we set off for Greece on the 19th June. Our initial intention was to go straight to Greece...
