After the brief problem with the gears, our journey from Portopalo was fairly uneventful. We set off early with a light, force 3, northeasterly and had a calm sail south towards Malta, watching the sun rise up from the sea and avoiding the many fishing boats on the way. This leisurely sail lasted all morning […]
I’ve written several times about Siracusa, and mentioned that it is yet another of my favourite places. It’s always difficult when someone asks ‘Where is your favourite place?’ As there are so many and it’s hard to choose just one. Siracusa looked quite different this time, once we had anchored in the bay, we could […]
It’s been a while since I last wrote towards the end of the summer 2024. We took an unplanned trip to the UK back in October and ended up staying all winter, so apologies for leaving you hanging. We are back on board now and have been preparing Ziggy for the summer. Lots of jobs […]
It’s time for us to leave Greece, there was a possible weather window at the end of the week so after more stormy weather in Vlicho, we headed north to Lefkas town to prepare to check out. We left in dead flat calm water and motored north to the main town, where we moored on […]
With a light westerly wind, we had a very calm sail South towards Cephalonia. We headed to Fiskardo which is a village situated on the northern tip of the island. I think I’ve mentioned before (several times) that Fiskardo is one of my favourite places in the Ionion. The pretty harbour side village has Venetian […]
Vlicho bay has a well known nickname amongst the sailing community, being such a safe and comfortable anchorage, once you’re there, it’s often difficult to find a good reason to leave, so it’s no surprise that it is affectionately known as ‘Velcro’! With stormy weather all around, we enjoyed a very lazy time at anchor […]
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