Author Archives: nigelandmo

An early visit to Greece this year had been demanded by the need to eliminate the diesel bugs that had contaminated both of our diesel tanks, or so we thought! The contamination had been identified on the pre-filters during the winter service in October 2022 and it was agreed that the engineers who service ourContinue reading “March 2023”

We were ready to leave the Gulf of Corinth but our decision to delay our departure to allow the strong easterly winds to give way to more moderate southerlies proved to be the wrong one. We should have taken the opportunity the easterlies presented to shoot us west before turning north to the safe anchorageContinue reading “Last week in September”

We hired a car for the next trip to Agrinio where Mo had more admin to do. The journey there, just 38km was surprisingly dramatic through a lovely gorge. The business concluded we decided to take the causeway parallel to the canal we had transited to get to the Marina at Messalonghi. It was aContinue reading “The Gulf of Corinth revisited”

Michele has a reputation of attracting rain when on holiday and it was not without trepidation that we looked forward to their arrival on Friday 2nd September. It did indeed rain stair rods before day break and there was a gentle drizzle during the first part of the morning they were due to land. ByContinue reading “Visitors On Board”

An easy flight down to Preveza on Sunday 28th August, the plane was only half full and we had the most delightful service from our friend Hazel’s lookalike/soundalike of some 20 years back! We landed around 9pm in the dark, a salutary reminder that the days are shorter, but no less cool as a wallContinue reading “Launching for September 2022”

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”