Leros is one of twelve islands in the crescent shaped Dodecanese archipelago. According to myth, Leros island was where the ancient Greek goddess of hunting, Artemis, would go hunting, thanks to the island’s large deer population. We moored on the harbour wall in Lakki which is towards the south west of the island. Lakki is […]
Amorgos is the easternmost and one of the smaller islands of the Cyclades group. It is very beautiful surrounded by lovely golden beaches, clear water and traditional houses and churches, however, with no airport and a fairly long ferry journey to reach it, it is one of the less popular islands for tourists. We moored […]
After a quiet couple of days in Despotiko we headed 14 nm north back through the channel between Paros and Antiparos, avoiding the rocks, to Parikia on the west coast of Paros. Parikia is the capital town and main port on the island, ferries run frequently from here to all parts of Greece. The town […]
Ormos Kalamakiou was quite industrial with views of many refinery works, but it was well protected and after a restful night at anchor we motored out of the bay passing some big ships anchored outside waiting to be loaded up. Our course was set to travel 25 nm to a bay on the north west […]
The sun rose over Petalás as we lifted the anchor. There was no wind, flat seas and lots of mosquitoes out enjoying the morning sun. We motored out of the bay, passing many fish farms and fishing boats going about their daily business. With little wind all morning we motored on into the Gulf of […]
Having cruised around the Ionian many times before (and written about), our plan this year was to continue south through the familiar islands and then head east to explore some other parts of Greece. Of course we couldn’t pass through without stopping at a couple of our favourite places. With all of our check-in paperwork […]
Sailing ZigZag 