The Messina Straits and Scilla
On the 26th July, we set sail from Taormina up to the start of the Messina Straits. Knowing we had to time it right to be able to get through with the tide/current that...
Greece
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...
Lefkada and our Final Hop to Seaclusion’s Winter Home, Preveza
So on the 10th September we waited for the winds then left our lovely bay, headed and sailed all of 6 NM’s (nothing is very far apart here) to Nidri, on Lefkada and dropped...
Our Roundabout Route to the Island of Lefkada
After leaving Kioni (5th September), with flat seas and a gentle breeze that enabled us to sail with our full sails out and not get our decks covered in salt, we decided to go...
Off to the Islands of Kefalonia and Ithaca
1st September, we left Zante at 9.30ish, heading north to the southern tip of Kefalonia, anticipating the forecasted winds to help us on our way to arrive within the hour, but sadly we had...
Back to Old Pastures, Zante Town on Zakynthos
After a mix of sailing and motoring for 33nm’s, with the last hour against a NW6 gusting 7 (are they following us???) and a 2 metre swell on our nose which meant either banging...
The Start of the Ionian.
We left the peaceful waters of Methoni on the 27th August, taking up the western coast for 13nms into the wonderful Navarino Bay, which looked more like an inland lake of Pylos, passing by...
On our way to calmer waters, we hope and Methoni.
Whilst having departed from Koroni on the 25th August to run away from the storm and high winds bubbling up behind us again, we weren’t quite so successful with the rain, thunder and lightning,...
Storms over Koroni & its Castle
Having worked out that it would be easier to get a bus back to Kalamata, and with a favourable forecast, hahaha, for the next couple of days, we decided to continue on with our...
