Day 21 – The perfect last stop – Kolona
Our reward for making such good progress north from Sifnos to Kithnos was a last stop at Kolona on the North West side of Kithnos....
Our reward for making such good progress north from Sifnos to Kithnos was a last stop at Kolona on the North West side of Kithnos....
With a continuing forecast of notherly winds (on the nose), it made sense to press on north. But given the distance back to the home...
Platis Yialos was not our first choice after Paros, and reviews were not great, both from Google and the pilot guide. Talk of too much...
We planned to go to Piso Livadhi on Paros from Koufonisi, a 17 mile hop. A chance of cloud and rain but nothing much. No problems the...
Our very good Greek friend Nancy has joined us for a couple of days, Nancy is not her real name it’s Athanasia, but everyone in Greece...
Those that read the last post will have seen that Katapola, the main port of Amorgos, did not begin well for us. Things got worse as...
We’re now moored up in Katapola the capital of Amorgos and expect to be here for a couple of days because of the forecast for strong...
One of the best things about a sailing holiday is that you really do leave the world behind. As I write this post my office is a cafe...
Usually sailing is a pretty relaxed pastime, but every now and again, unexpectedly, things happen all of a sudden. But that’s not how...
Day 4 and a new island, Kimolos, just to the east of Milos with one village and a population of 500. We planned to go to the main port...
After two long days we’ve decided to stay for an extra day on Sifnos, one of our favourite islands on last year’s trip. Day 2 was in the...
First evening thought we’d pop down to the port to find our home for 3 weeks, BABY. Great name! Lavrion is quite big and has loads of...
Sitting at Heathrow waiting for our flight to Athens, sailing chums will know it’s never too soon for a bit of passage planning. So...
It’s almost a year since our last Greek Odyssey in the Cyclades, the largest chain of Greek islands. They consist of over 200 islands of...