All is well and we are at Corfu again, having been there in early August, cruised south, and now returned. This posting brings us up to 14 August.In early August we cruised from Levkas up to Corfu, and berthed at the large Gouvia Marina to meet our fri…
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IONIAN ISLANDS OF KEFALONIA AND LEVKAS
All is well, and we are cruising around the Greek island of Levkas. This posting brings us up to 5/8/12. We only have five weeks left now before we come into Levkas Marina for the winter (and NZ summer). I say “only”, but this is about the longest …
WE GO TO THE OLYMPICS – ANCIENT OLYMPIA AND THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGES OF PELOPONNISOS, THEN BACK INTO THE ISLANDS
As our blog is usually a couple of weeks behind real time I’m going to start from now mentioning our current location at time of posting. Now we are in Levkas marina, Levkas Island, Greece.We never leave Envoy unattended at anchor overnight, but freque…
THE MANI REGION OF PELOPONNISOS
The central of the three peninsulas of the Peloponnisos is called the Mani, and the local Maniote people are very hardy, independent and isolated, claiming to be direct descendents of the Spartans. Historically many of them were pirates, operating from…
THE UNSPOILED ISLAND OF NISOS KITHERA
The island of Kithera lies off the south-eastern coast of Peloponnisos, and is one of the most unspoiled of all Greek islands.We spent the first night at Dhiakofti, which is not particularly interesting ashore, but the anchorage is delightful – a lar…
THE ROMANTIC MEDIEVAL CITADEL OF MONEMVASIA
A particularly interesting and romantic place is the medieval Byzantine town of Monemvasia, located on a steep fortified island rising dramatically from the sea, and connected by a causeway to the mainland.Impressive Monemvasia Island is known as the
CRUISING THE EASTERN PELOPONNISOS
The Peloponnisos is the southernmost mainland area of Greece. Strictly speaking it’s not an island, but it is separated from the rest of Greece by the Corinth Canal. This area is quite sizeable being roughly 350 miles from NE to NW. The famous areas …
ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE AEGEAN
Laurie getting into the spirit wearing colorful local hat We really enjoyed the Cycladic island of Nisos Folegandros where we anchored in the idyllic bay of Karavostasi. On the beach beside the small port was a great little taverna where we enjoyed ice…
LOVE ME TENDER
Nordhavn 40 owner, Colin Rae, has posted the question on the blog “when you anchor out and go ashore, are there dinghy docks, or do you just tie the dinghy (tender) up somewhere convenient, or drag it ashore?” Well this has prompted a short dissert…
AMY’S VISIT
Santorini has very poor anchoring options in strong winds, especially from the south, and our daughter Amy was due to arrive from London one morning at 0615, meaning we needed to be anchored the night before somewhere safe. Fortunately the weather gods…
