Author Archives: nigelandmo

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”

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”