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What we now know is that the bad weather was due to Storm Daniel which tracked across central Greece with storms and rain of huge proportion. In Alimos marina we experienced rain of biblical proportions and a lightning display to outdo any firework extravaganza. On Thursday 7th September we finally had a weather window toContinue reading “Storm Daniel & Athens to Corinth”

After the formalities of visiting the Poros Port Police to check in as we are bound to do with current legislation, we amused ourselves by locating a local beach for a swim. That evening Peter produced a very nice bottle of champagne and shared the good news of the safe arrival of a new grandson,Continue reading “Poros to Athens”

We had left Deja Vu in a boat yard on the Peleponnese having travelled 660 miles in May and June, nearly a record distance for us. We spent July and August at home ostensibly to enjoy the English summer, but we found it generally cool and wet so were looking forward to returning to theContinue reading “Back to the boat in September”

Amazingly we seemed to be heading for some settled weather again, as the pressure was rising. Leaving Poros on June 19th we had a 20 mile broad reach in glorious sunshine, making 6 knots in 10 knots of wind, couldn’t be better.We headed for the island of Dhokus which had eluded us a few weeksContinue reading “The Eastern Peleponnese and Argolic Gulf”

After Tom had  left,  it was our turn to get back to the UK.  We had booked to leave the boat in Lavrio in a marina there, so we waited one more day in Perdika for a favourable wind direction to head east. We then set off first to Sounion bay which is at theContinue reading “A taste of the Cyclades”

Tom arrived on time from Piraeus having been travelling for 18 hours and missing a night’s sleep. Hungry we hit a delightful restaurant, Posiedon, on the north quay and sated all the needs before a much needed night’s sleep. Refreshed, we left Poros on 29th May and had a good sail north, even though weContinue reading “The Saronic Gulf with Tom”

We left Kalamata on Monday 22nd May.  All of our contingency time had been taken up with waiting for adverse weather to pass through so we were on a mission to have an uninterrupted journey forward!  This we did and arrived in Poros on Saturday 27th May for a crew change.  Peter could depart toContinue reading “Kalamata to Poros”

We spent 3 days in all in Kiparissia as it was decided to be the best option for shelter from the gales due Sunday and Monday. Sunday 14th was a sultry day, Monday saw the wind. Had this account been written on Tuesday, the language would have been very colourful, but now, a few daysContinue reading “Kiparissia to Kalamata”

Before recounting the tales of our first week on board Déjà vu this season, it seems a good idea just to remind all readers that, as I write, it is 13th May and we are in Greece, at a latitude of 37 degrees north, on the west coast of the Peloponnese, in  the small townContinue reading “First week in Greece on our ‘Round the Peloponnese’ trip”

It is May 2nd and we are frenetically getting packed up to fly off to Preveza tomorrow. The usual round of maintenance awaits us: antifouling and polishing: shopping and stowing before we launch Deja Vu on Monday 8th. We are missing the King’s coronation but hope to see some of it on one screen orContinue reading “May 2023 and back to the boat”