Author Archives: nigelandmo

We had returned home to the UK to escape the heat and the crowds in July and August but, this year, most of Europe and the UK have been experiencing a heatwave with drought conditions causing concern. So we have sweltered in the UK in over 30 degrees, watched our garden go brown, and haveContinue reading “Second half of 2022”

After an 8 day stopover in Messolonghi, Nigel had recovered from Covid and a dental emergency, the sail was returned to us professionally repaired, so all was looking good.  We had made quite a few contacts in Messolonghi but none so helpful as Dimitris, proprietor of the marina bar/restaurant. There was nothing he could notContinue reading “Getting back into it – the last part of our trip this time”

A wave of stormy weather sat over us after the family went home, lucky they missed it. However it did freshen the air and we were relieved to have some respite from the mid 30s temperatures that they enjoyed and endured!  The Greeks have a new warning system for impending dire weather that they pingContinue reading “Weather change and visitors in June”

Guy, Faye, Rose and Martha arrived eventually, about 3 hours late after a gruelling journey with delays at Gatwick, in flight and again when trying to find a taxi at Preveza Airport at 1030pm. The delightful Greek taxi driver who, unusually, did not speak any English, did not know the location we had tried toContinue reading “Half term with the family”

Going to Paris in springtime delayed the start of our trip to Greece, but it was well worth it as we had a brilliant time exploring a city we had not visited for about 20 years and, most importantly, we celebrated the coming of a new decade with our very good French friend, other friendsContinue reading “Preparing for 2022 season”

I completely forgot to mention in the last blog that we saw a seal for the first time in the Mediterranean!  We were not quick enough to get a photo, but it was a memorable sight to behold, snuffling as it swam casually towards the beach late in the day.  We had been just leavingContinue reading “Last week of sailing for 2021”

It took a couple of days to refresh from the family visit; do the laundry, recalibrate and decide where to go. We stayed an extra couple of days in the marina at Lefkas to sit out some strong winds and in this time we did some new exploring. We put our bikes together and cycledContinue reading “South to the Gulf of Corinth”

The plan had been to spend a full week with Faye, Guy and the girls on board, 28th August – 5th September, but Nigel had been laid low with a virus at home and we had to delay our departure to allow him as full a recovery as possible. In the event the family travelledContinue reading “Half a week with the family”

On Friday 23rd July we anchored off the end of the Lefkas Canal at Lygia, primarily for a swim before heading into the Marina ready to meet friend Peter. However there was a yearning for sardines, so we jumped into the dinghy and went ashore for a Greek salad and a plate of delicious grilledContinue reading “Last week of July”

At the end of the first week of July and we decided to head north to revisit some places we had got to know three or four years back. With a light wind we sailed and motored our way from Preveza and decided to stop over in Parga for the night. Parga is a prettyContinue reading “Revisiting Paxos and Corfu”