More traumas and some light relief in the town of Frejus!
So, all sorted, or so we thought, we spent a peaceful night (7th June) on anchor outside of Ile de Embiez, then set sail for Ile de Porquerolles, or Profiteroles as C kept calling...
Seaclusion
Seaclusion´s 2024 Journey is about to start!
So, albeit a week later than originally planned due to ill health (just a nasty little bacteria that made Chantal´s body its home for 6 weeks, nothing to worry about going forward), we are...
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...
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...
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...
On our way again around the Mani Peninsular and the City of Kalamata.
On the 17th August at 11am, we set sail heading to the Southern tip of the Mani Peninsular, the first stop being Porto Kagio. We set our sails on a close haul in a...
