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Goodbye Greece

We were in our final 10 days in Greece, and can actually visually see Turkey, it appears easily within eyesight on the horizon as a prominent grey hill shape – we are so close.  It makes me want to go now, but the Captain… Continue Reading “Goodbye Greece”

Boat Life – Fabulous or Frightening?

Our latest update from Greece includes sailing, a visit to some iconic destinations, as well as a couple of small hiccups – the reality of the cruising lifestyle. We left the island of Naxos looking for shelter from the next lot of Meltemi Winds,… Continue Reading “Boat Life – Fabulous or Frightening?”

Getting Around Greece

Still getting our ‘Greek On’ and enjoying the opportunity to sail and explore this lovely country. We had two more stops before leaving the Peloponesse Peninsular and both of these are worthy of a mention in our memoirs ie: the blog.   From Porto… Continue Reading “Getting Around Greece”

G’Day From Greece

Zakinthos and Kefalonia Islands and the Pelopónnisos Peninsula – Greece Arriving in Greece after a 49 hour sail from Sicily we anchored in the crystal clear waters off Kerri on the southern end of the island of Zakinthos.  We packed up and tidied the… Continue Reading “G’Day From Greece”

Malta to Greece (via Italy)

We were more than ready to leave Malta (as wonderful as it was) the last two weeks waiting for the Covid Vaccine Certificate had dragged and we were super keen to sail on.  Patience is a virtue and finally on the Friday the certificate… Continue Reading “Malta to Greece (via Italy)”

Going to Gozo

We had been in Malta a month and were yet to explore the northern island of Gozo.  Although technically we had visited as we checked in here but in reality that was a 15 minute visit and a 25 meter walk from the boat… Continue Reading “Going to Gozo”

Fixing Stuff & Exploring Valletta

We booked two nights in a marina to deal with our “issues” and had the technicians booked in to visit.  We docked at 07:30 and they were on the boat by 09:00 and even more thrilling was that by 11:00 our power issues had… Continue Reading “Fixing Stuff & Exploring Valletta”

More of Malta

Just south of Comino (from our last blog) is the largest island of Malta.  Although it is the largest, it is still rather small – the island is 27 km long and 14.5 km wide with a population of 460,000 on this the main… Continue Reading “More of Malta”

Comino Island (The Little Island) Malta

We spent a week anchoring and exploring this wonderful little island. The country of Malta is made up of three islands, Malta, Gozo & Comino, with Comino being the the smallest in size at only 3.5 square kilometres and located between the two bigger… Continue Reading “Comino Island (The Little Island) Malta”

Making Our Way To Malta

As great as Tunisia is it was definitely time to leave, Phil had received his second covid vaccine and we were ready continue our journey in the blue of the Mediterranean Sea. We were keen to leave but the conditions were less than ideal. The… Continue Reading “Making Our Way To Malta”