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We left a sunny warm England behind, glad to be distancing ourselves from the unbelievable chaotic political events  our new Prime Minister Boris Johnson is conjuring on a daily basis. We arrived in a hot Greece to find Déjà vu where we had left her, under wraps in the boatyard. With three days before ourContinue reading “Back to the Ionian – the first two weeks of September”

We rented a car and collected our young visitors, Thomas and Ben, from the airport near Argostoli on Kefalonia and this gave us the chance to visit the island’s south and south west coast as well as traversing the huge mountain range that forms the backbone of the island. It was a good trip andContinue reading “Kefalonia to Lefkas with Thomas and Ben”

Although there had been times when we had felt captive in Kalamata, when the time came to leave we realized we had grown to be quite fond of the place, especially the duck that lived beside the quay we had made our home. The sheer fun of watching him and his mate chase the catsContinue reading “The Last Leg, Kalamata to Kefalonia, completing our circuit around the Peloponnese”

5 days after Peter’s departure from Kalamata we had a weather window to head out once again. The strong southerlies had abated but they had left an uncomfortable sea which we encountered on our 30 mile trip to Methoni. Every way our course took us, so the moderate wind veered round to head us, weContinue reading “To Pylos and back”

It is Monday 27th May and a good day to update the blog because as I write it is raining and not a day for sailing. We have done the boat chores and the shopping so will be off as soon as this depression passes through, hopefully tomorrow. Filling in some detail for the lastContinue reading “Kalamata to Kalamata again”

We arrived to find the boat in a sorry state after two weeks of heavy rain that dumped half of the Sahara desert onto our decks and cover. Our first job was to hose the boat down which was an immediate improvement but the red dust had penetrated everything and it took several washes toContinue reading “First two weeks in Kalamata”

It is April 2nd and plans are in place for our departure to Kalamata on May 7th. We are off on a Safety at sea course mid April and a First Aid refresher course early May. We made a trip out to Deja Vu in early March and took with us a new BBQ (essentialContinue reading “Thoughts of 2019 sailing”

Paul and Jane’s visit to Deja Vu had had to be rescheduled due to a mix up on dates in the earlier planning phase of this trip, so we were glad to be able to welcome them in Kalamata on Thursday July 5th although had no idea what cruising opportunities lay ahead. They are bothContinue reading “Our last week with visitors aboard”

Cape Maleas, the second most southerly point in Europe, has a fearsome reputation and at times lives up to it according not only to the author of our pilot guide, Rod Heikell, but also the present day locals and the Ancient Greeks. Having waited for a week in Momenvasia for the very strong winds toContinue reading “Rounding the capes”

We have been storm bound here for a week and seen 360 degree lightning, torrential rain and, for days after the storm, gale force winds. In spite of the gloom there is quite a bit of good news that is keeping us sane. Firstly we are safely tucked into the harbour and securely tied upContinue reading “A week in Monemvasia”